India orders Google to shut scam-linked Firebase accounts used to impersonate banks
- India directed Google on August 17 to shut hundreds of Firebase accounts used by scammers to impersonate banks.
- The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre ordered 57 Firebase-hosted sites taken down in August alone.
- Seven sites were phishing pages mimicking State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank to steal card data.
- Indians lost nearly $2.4 billion to cyber fraud in 2025, with scammers targeting Android users via fake apps.
Source: moneycontrol.com
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