Google Sues Chinese Crime Group for Using Gemini AI in $1.9B Phishing Scam

Google filed a federal lawsuit alleging a Chinese cybercrime network used its Gemini AI to automate phishing campaigns that stole 3.87 million credit card numbers and caused $1.9 billion in losses since 2023, targeting crypto wallets and exchange accounts.

• Google sued Outsider Enterprise in New York federal court for using Gemini AI to generate phishing code and fake websites.
• The FBI says the operation deployed over 8,000 phishing sites across dozens of countries targeting financial accounts including crypto wallets.
• Crypto-related complaints to the FBI hit 181,565 in 2025 with $11 billion in losses, the highest of any category.
• The lawsuit marks a major attempt to hold bad actors accountable for weaponizing AI against financial systems.

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