India orders shutdown of hundreds of Google Firebase accounts used in banking scams
Cryptopolitan·
- India’s cybercrime agency I4C ordered Google to shut down hundreds of Firebase accounts and databases used for banking scams and malware distribution.
- Scammers utilized fake banking apps and phishing pages mimicking major institutions to steal sensitive financial data like credit card numbers and passwords.
- This crackdown reflects a shift toward targeting the underlying infrastructure of digital fraud amid massive transaction volumes in the country.
