Google vows to stop scam E-Z Pass and USPS texts plaguing Americans
Google is suing to stop phishing attacks that target millions globally, including campaigns that fake toll notices, offer bogus e-commerce deals, and impersonate financial institutions.
In a complaint filed Wednesday, the tech giant accused a cybercriminal group in China" of selling phishing for dummies" kits. The kits help unsavvy fraudsters easily execute a large-scale phishing campaign," tricking hordes of unsuspecting people into disclosing sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers, or banking information, often by impersonating well-known brands, government agencies, or even people the victim knows."
These branded Lighthouse" kits offer two versions of software, depending on whether bad actors want to launch SMS and e-commerce scams. Members may subscribe to weekly, monthly, seasonal, annual, or permanent licenses," Google alleged. Kits include hundreds of templates for fake websites, domain set-up tools for those fake websites, and other features designed to dupe victims into believing they are entering sensitive information on a legitimate website."