Google LawIduits Suspects China-Based Cybercriminals in Major Tech Crime Line
Google is filing a federal lawsuit against a network of foreign cybercriminals based in China accused of launching phishing attacks, the tech giant told CBS News in an exclusive interview.
Google said the messages are part of a criminal network called “Linbunthouse.” The documents look illegal, often warning of a “Stuck Package” orUnpaid charges“but actually crime Or what is called a smile – a type of deception that uses messages to try to show the recipients of revealing personal and sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card numbers, and then stolen.
“These analysts ended up compromising anywhere from 15 [million] Up to 100 million may be present in US debts and affected, according to our current estimates, more than a million victims, “general counsel of the General, Halimah Delaini Prado, told CBS news.
Deraine Prado said Google has filed what it calls a first-in-kind charge under the Ricoh Act, which is often used to bring down organized crime rings.
This case targets unknown operators – numbered as John did 1 to 25 – who are alleged to have created a “criminal conspiracy” in a strong text attack.
Deraine Prado said that the case does not directly help the victims to find any loss, but rather to serve as a “Deterrent for future criminals to create similar businesses.”
Google said it found 100 fake sites using its logo to trick people into giving out passwords or credit card numbers. According to its complaint, it is estimated that the group has secured sensitive information linked to tens of millions of credit cards in the US alone.
Kevin GossCalc, CEO of Cybersecurity firm arkose labs, said that while recovering lost money is a challenge, cases like Google’s can help disrupt operations.
“It’s impacting the ecosystem,” Goschalk told CBS News. He said if there are three big players and you go after the big one and take it down, “then the other two start to speculate, or should we be in this business, or should we get out of this business?'”
Google’s move appears to be aimed at promising a legal precedent as a punitive measure – testing whether a 1970s racketeering law can be applied to 21st century digital crime.
Goschalk said that it is very difficult for Google to go after cybercriminals overseas because most of them operate in countries like Cambodia, where there are limited laws.
“But it means the people behind those things won’t be able to go to the US in the future, so it adds more risk,” said gosChalkalk.
Users can avoid text scams by indiscriminately clicking on links or responding to anonymous messages. On the iPhone, users can turn on “unknown filters” and “filter junk.” On Android, enable protection against spam and Scam documents forward to 7726 (spam).
Be aware that those filters can also catch legitimate messages from numbers that are not in the phone’s contact list, so be sure to check the unknown senders or spam folder once.
