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Polski(PL) Ciemna strona sztucznej inteligencji. Google pozywa grupę, która użyła modelu Gemini do kradzieży milionów dolarów Sztuczna inteligencja miała ułatwiać pracę i

Google sues cybercrime ring for using Gemini AI in massive phishing scams

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Google has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercrime group known as "Outsider Enterprise" for allegedly using its Gemini AI model to conduct large-scale phishing operations. The group reportedly used Gemini to generate code for fake websites mimicking legitimate institutions like YouTube and USPS, and to craft malicious links distributed via SMS. Google claims this operation resulted in the creation of 9,000 fake websites, over a million malicious links, and millions of dollars in financial losses for victims. The lawsuit, supported by the FBI and telecommunication companies, also serves as a push for new legislation to address AI-enabled fraud. AI

IMPACT Highlights the potential for advanced AI models like Gemini to be misused for large-scale fraud, prompting calls for new regulations and security measures.

RANK_REASON Lawsuit filed by a major tech company against a cybercrime group using its AI for illicit purposes, highlighting regulatory concerns. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Google sues cybercrime ring for using Gemini AI in massive phishing scams

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · [email protected] ·

    The dark side of artificial intelligence. Google sues group that used Gemini model to steal millions of dollars. Artificial intelligence was supposed to make work easier and

    Ciemna strona sztucznej inteligencji. Google pozywa grupę, która użyła modelu Gemini do kradzieży milionów dolarów Sztuczna inteligencja miała ułatwiać pracę i wspierać kreatywność, ale w rękach przestępców stała się narzędziem do automatyzacji oszustw na niespotykaną dotąd skalę…

    LINKS blog.google/…/combatting-ai-scams

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