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India Orders Google to Remove Firebase Sites Used in Banking Malware Scams

Reuters · 2026-09-03

Indian authorities ordered the removal of Firebase-hosted phishing sites and databases used to steal banking data and distribute Android malware.

Why it matters: Attackers are abusing trusted developer platforms to make large-scale financial fraud cheaper and harder to distinguish from legitimate services.

Indian authorities ordered the removal of Firebase-hosted phishing sites and databases used to steal banking data and distribute Android malware.

Attackers are abusing trusted developer platforms to make large-scale financial fraud cheaper and harder to distinguish from legitimate services.

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