“The scale of Lighthouse phishing attacks is staggering,” Google’s complaint said, alleging that the Lighthouse enterprise’s scheme “disproportionately targets US victims” by relying on trusted ...

(The Hill) — Google sued a group of cybercriminals on Wednesday who they allege are responsible for illegal phishing scams that use company branding to target account holders. The lawsuit filed with ...

Scammers sending fake texts about unpaid tolls and stuck packages have fooled millions into giving up personal information, according to a new lawsuit. Google announced the federal lawsuit against a ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- They usually come to you in a text or an email, but there is a chance you could stumble on to one when searching online. They are big brand names that you trust, and thieves are ...

Google says that Chinese SMS phishing campaigns have collectively yielded somewhere between 15 million and 100 million stolen ...

"Phishing for dummies" kits make it easier to scam millions, Google alleged. Honestly I'm struggling to see how suing 25 unnamed individuals is going to make it stop, but I'd love to understand how. I ...