Google Sues Scammers Over Fake Bard AI Chatbot That Downloads Malware
- Fraudsters tricked users into installing malware onto devices
- Google says it hopes to create new precedent in emerging field
Google claimed scammers set up social media accounts encouraging people to download a fake version of Bard.
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google is suing five unidentified scammers who tricked people looking for Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard into downloading malware onto their computers.
In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California, Google claimed the scammers set up social media accounts encouraging people to download a fake version of Bard. When users downloaded the file, it installed malicious software onto their devices, allowing the scammers to access their social media accounts.