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Google filed a civil lawsuit on Friday targeting an organized cybercrime operation known as the \u201cOutsider Enterprise.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In its complaint, Google alleged that the defendants are \u201ca group of foreign-based cybercriminals who have made sophisticated fraud as simple as a few clicks of the mouse.\u201d This organized cybercrime network allegedly \u201cbuilt, maintained, and use a turn-key, online software suite that enables criminals, regardless of technical skill, to publish fraudulent websites designed to rob victims and enrich themselves,\u201d according to the complaint. (RELATED: <\/strong><\/span>Google Reverses Policy On Emailing Kids How To Remove Parental Controls After Backlash)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWith this \u2018<\/span>phishing-for-dummies\u2019 software\u2014called \u2018Outsider\u2019\u2014fraud that previously required technical sophistication is readily accessible,\u201d the complaint says. \u201cAnd the threat is only growing with the use of artificial intelligence (\u2018AI\u2019). In late 2025, phishing attacks generated using artificial intelligence reportedly increased more than fourteenfold and now account for over half of all reported phishing incidents.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The mayor technology company is \u201csuing to disrupt this criminal enterprise and to protect its users and the online ecosystem they use every day,\u201d per the complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019<\/span>ve seen the texts: fake package alerts, urgent bank warnings, panicked messages about your compromised account. Behind them is an AI-powered cybercrime network built to steal your passwords and credit cards,\u201d Google General Counsel Halimah DeLaine Prado wrote Friday in a blog post. \u201cToday, we\u2019re fighting back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re filing a lawsuit to dismantle their infrastructure, coordinating with the FBI who will be taking law enforcement actions, and will continue to work with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon to block these texts before they reach you,\u201d she added. \u201cLitigation alone won\u2019t end this. So we\u2019re also advocating for federal legislation to make these protections permanent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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TOPSHOT \u2013 The Google logo is seen outside a building housing Google offices in Beijing on February 4, 2025. (Photo by GREG BAKER \/ AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The \u201cOutsider Enterprise\u201d network is based in China and \u201cdistributes \u2018phishing kits\u2019 that allow criminals to blast out fake text campaigns that look like they\u2019re from Google and other trusted brands,\u201d according to the blog post.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Phishing refers to a kind of cyberattack that utilizes fraudulent emails, text messages, phone calls or websites to trick individuals into sharing sensitive data, downloading malware<\/span> or exposing themselves to cybercrime, according to IBM.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe criminals behind the Outsider Enterprise built a business out of impersonating trusted brands to defraud hundreds of thousands of victims,\u201d <\/span>Assistant Director of the FBI\u2019s Cyber Division Brett Leatherman said in a statement provided to the DCNF. \u201c<\/span>Criminals increasingly use AI to make fraud like this more convincing and harder to detect. Together with partners like Google, we can disrupt criminal networks in ways no single organization could on its own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There have been a growing number of reports of Americans facing cyber-related fraud in recent years. A Pew Research Center survey released in July 2025 found that 73% of U.S. adults have experienced some form of online scam or attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ninety percent of financial professionals reported an uptick in AI-driven attacks over the past two years, according to a 2026 Nasdaq Verafin report.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cyber-enabled crimes defrauded Americans of almost $21 billion in 2025, with cryptocurrency and AI-related complaints being some of the most costly, the FBI reported in April.<\/span><\/p>\n

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