New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Google on Wednesday announced that it has filed a lawsuit against a foreign cybercriminal organisation behind a series of SMS phishing attacks, or "smishing". In a blog post, the tech giant said that the bad actors built a phishing-as-a-service operation called "Lighthouse" to generate and deploy large-scale attacks.

Google also warned that these attacks exploit established brands like E-Z Pass to steal people's financial information.

According to Google, cybercriminals send users a text message containing a link that asks them to share sensitive information such as email credentials, banking details, and more. The attackers exploit the reputations of trusted brands by illegally displaying their trademarks and serv...