TO TARGET YOU AND YOUR SIDE. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS MORE. FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW, THE EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE TEAM HAS BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT THE TEXT MESSAGE. SCAMS LIKE THIS THAT CLAIM THAT YOU OWE MONEY FOR UNPAID TOLLS. IN THIS LAWSUIT FILED BY GOOGLE, IT ALLEGES THAT THE CHINESE CYBERCRIME GROUP WAS USING GOOGLE’S AI SYSTEM TO SEND THOSE TEXTS ALONG WITH OTHER SCAMS. THE OTHER SCAMS INCLUDED CREATING FAKE WEBSITES THAT LOOK LIKE GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE. THEY ALSO FAKED WEBSITES FOR THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE AND THE E-ZPASS SERVICE FOR HIGHWAY TOLLS. IN ITS LAWSUIT, GOOGLE SAYS THE CYBERCRIME GROUP KNOWN AS OUTSIDER ENTERPRISE, HAS CREATED MORE THAN 9000 FAKE WEBSITES AND SENT OUT MILLIONS OF SCAM TEXT MESSAGES. GOOGLE ALSO CLAIMS IN ITS LAWSUIT THAT THIS CRIME NETWORK CREATED SOFTWARE KITS THAT MADE IT EASY FOR MEMBERS OF THE GROUP TO JUST CREATE MORE FAKE WEBSITES. ALSO IN ITS LAWSUIT, WHICH WAS FILED IN NEW YORK STATE, GOOGLE IS ASKING THE COURT FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER TO SHUT DOWN THIS CRIMINAL NETWORK.
Google says cybercrime network made millions of fake toll texts, websites in new lawsuit
Updated: 9:25 PM EDT Jun 12, 2026
Google is suing a Chinese cybercrime network, claiming it used Google’s Gemini AI system to target people. For more than a year now, News 8 has been telling you about the text message scams that claim you owe money for unpaid tolls. In this lawsuit filed by Google, it alleges that the Chinese cybercrime group was using Google’s AI system to send those texts, along with other scams. The other scams include fake websites that look like Google and YouTube. They also faked websites for the U.S. Postal Service and the E-ZPass service for the highway tolls. In its lawsuit, Google says the cybercrime group known as “Outsider Enterprise” has created more than 9,000 fake websites and sent out millions of scam text messages.Google also claims in the lawsuit that this crime network created software kits that made it easy for members of the group to create more fake websites. Google is asking the court for a restraining order to shut down the crime network.
Google is suing a Chinese cybercrime network, claiming it used Google’s Gemini AI system to target people.
For more than a year now, News 8 has been telling you about the text message scams that claim you owe money for unpaid tolls.
In this lawsuit filed by Google, it alleges that the Chinese cybercrime group was using Google’s AI system to send those texts, along with other scams.
The other scams include fake websites that look like Google and YouTube.
They also faked websites for the U.S. Postal Service and the E-ZPass service for the highway tolls.
In its lawsuit, Google says the cybercrime group known as “Outsider Enterprise” has created more than 9,000 fake websites and sent out millions of scam text messages.
Google also claims in the lawsuit that this crime network created software kits that made it easy for members of the group to create more fake websites.
Google is asking the court for a restraining order to shut down the crime network.
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