Do fraud groups go overseas and dominate in the US?
On December 18, Bloomberg reported: "Google filed a lawsuit yesterday against a Chinese cyber fraud group named Darcula, accusing it of carrying out large-scale phishing activities. The group developed malicious software toolkits that can automatically send fake SMS messages, luring users to disclose credit card information with the bait of free YouTube Premium and other Google services. According to the lawsuit, the group stole nearly 900,000 credit card numbers in seven months, including 40,000 American records. At its peak, it involved 600 criminals, and the phishing SMS accounted for as much as 80% of similar messages. The new version of their software can also use artificial intelligence to quickly forge various websites. Currently, the related Telegram channels of this group are no longer accessible."
[Clever] Google's single lawsuit brought the Darcula gang to court. On the surface, it seems like a tech giant is cracking down on fraud, but upon closer inspection, it's full of absurdity! A Chinese fraud gang, which developed malicious software that even novices can use to mass-send phishing SMS, just by luring Americans with fake YouTube Premium benefits, managed to steal nearly 900,000 card numbers in seven months. At its peak, 600 people were working together, and the phishing SMS accounted for an astonishing 80%. This efficiency is truly the king of fraud, far surpassing Elon Musk's efficiency department! What's more ironic is that the gang also used AI to forge websites, turning high-tech into a tool for cheating people. Google is busy shutting down domains and going through legal procedures, but this operation is more like a case of mending the fence after the sheep are lost - after all, the wool has already been shorn. The so-called "heavy blow" is just a performance to reassure its own users!
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