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Technology FBI Dismantles AI-Powered Phishing Service That Used Over a Million URLs to Steal Credit Cards
The FBI dismantled a Chinese phishing-as-a-service operation called Outsider Enterprise, seizing servers, cryptocurrency, and a Telegram bot. The three-year-old service generated around 9,000 fake websites and over a million fraudulent URLs, resulting in theft of 3.8 million credit card records and $1.9 billion in losses. Google filed a civil lawsuit and reported that criminals sent 2.5 million fraudulent SMS messages in just two weeks.
Technology Google Cloud Accused of Suspending Major Customer Without Warning, Causing Hours-Long Outage
Google Cloud abruptly suspended PaaS company Railway's account on May 19, 2026, triggering an eight-hour outage that affected all Railway workloads across multiple clouds. Railway, which hosts over 10 million services for three million users, criticized Google's lack of warning and acknowledged its own technical dependency on GCP as the root cause. The incident underscores the risks of single-cloud reliance for global digital infrastructure.
Trade BBC World Service Highlights African Billionaires
BBC World Service features Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji, discussing his wealth accumulation and philanthropic efforts. The program highlights the growth of billionaires in Africa.