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How fake E-Z Pass texts became a $1 billion criminal empire

Ellsworth Toohey
Nov 12, 2025
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Those fake E-Z Pass and UPS texts flooding your phone are part of a billion-dollar scam operation that Google is finally taking to court, reports Ars Technica. Google filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against what it calls a “cybercriminal group in China” that sells “phishing for dummies” kits branded as “Lighthouse.”

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