Posted on Nov 12, 2025
Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers
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On Wednesday, the tech giant went on the offensive, filing a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York targeting what it alleges is a sprawling criminal organization based in China called "Lighthouse" that provides software and support to online scammers.
The lawsuit alleges that the Lighthouse network runs a "Phishing-as-a-Service" operation, selling a software kit that offers hundreds of fake website templates to would-be scammers. Google's suit says nearly 200 of them have mimicked U.S.-based sites, including New York City's official website, the post office and the West Virginia DMV.
The lawsuit alleges that the Lighthouse network runs a "Phishing-as-a-Service" operation, selling a software kit that offers hundreds of fake website templates to would-be scammers. Google's suit says nearly 200 of them have mimicked U.S.-based sites, including New York City's official website, the post office and the West Virginia DMV.
Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers
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I hope they string them up by their thumbs! We are at war with China and have been for years! There just haven't been any shots fired or bombs dropped!
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While this may be true, Google is no angel where the digital world is concerned.
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That's one needed lawsuit. The other one is against the Chinese merchants constantly trying to recruit me to write fake product reviews, no doubt also intending not to pay me what they're promising.
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