Google Fights AI Cybercrime

Google 打擊 AI 網路犯罪


Introduction

Google is taking a group of criminals to court. This group is from China. They use AI to steal information.

Google 正起訴一群犯罪分子。這群人來自中國,他們利用 AI 盜取資訊。

Main Body

The group sold bad software to other criminals. They used Google's AI to make fake websites. In May, they sent 2.5 million bad texts to Android phones.

該團體將惡意軟體賣給其他犯罪分子。他們利用 Google 的 AI 製作假網站。五月時,他們向 Android 手機發送了 250 萬則惡意簡訊。

Google worked with phone companies like AT&T and T-Mobile. The FBI also helped. They stopped the fake websites. The criminals stole 3.87 million credit cards and $1.9 billion.

Google 與 AT&T 及 T-Mobile 等電信公司合作,FBI 亦提供協助。他們封鎖了這些假網站。犯罪分子盜取了 387 萬張信用卡及 19 億美元。

Meta is also fighting bad AI. Meta is suing a company that makes fake private photos. Many tech companies now work together to stop these AI crimes.

Meta 也在對抗惡意 AI。Meta 正在起訴一家製作偽造私密照片的公司。許多科技公司現在共同合作,以阻止這些 AI 犯罪。

Conclusion

Google wants the court to punish the criminals. Google also wants new laws to stop AI fraud.

Google 希望法院能懲罰這些犯罪分子。Google 也希望制定新法律來阻止 AI 詐騙。

Vocabulary Learning

🚨 Action Words (Past Tense)

In this story, everything already happened. Look at how the words change to show the past:

  • Work \rightarrow Worked (Google worked with companies)
  • Use \rightarrow Used (They used AI)
  • Stop \rightarrow Stopped (They stopped the websites)

The Rule: For most simple words, just add -ed at the end. It tells the reader the action is finished.


💰 Big Numbers

When talking about money or people, we use a dot (.) and a comma (,).

  • 2.5 million \rightarrow Two million, five hundred thousand.
  • **1.9billion1.9 billion** \rightarrow$ One billion, nine hundred million dollars.

🛠️ Useful Word Pairs

Learn these pairs to describe problems quickly:

PairMeaning
Fake \rightarrow WebsitesNot real pages
Bad \rightarrow SoftwarePrograms that hurt computers
AI \rightarrow CrimeUsing smart machines to steal

Vocabulary Learning

criminals (n.)
People who do illegal things or break the law.
Example:The police caught the criminals who stole the money.
court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone is guilty or innocent.
Example:The man had to go to court for his crime.
software (n.)
Programs and operating information used by a computer.
Example:I need to install new software on my laptop.
suing (v.)
Taking a person or company to court to get money for a problem.
Example:The company is suing the man for stealing their ideas.
punish (v.)
To make someone suffer a penalty for doing something wrong.
Example:The teacher will punish the students for talking during the test.
fraud (n.)
The crime of cheating someone to get money.
Example:Credit card fraud is a very serious crime.
Practice A2 words in a crossword