A small business owner flagged a possible impersonator on Google Maps. Google's investigation found it was just the tip of ...

The fake listings were part of a scam that used the old bait-and-switch tactic to prey on people - and there may be more lurking out there.

Google is cracking down on scammers who create fake business listings on Google Maps to trick people. According to The Verge, the company recently removed 10,000 fake listings. Google is also ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Google is suing a Maryland man and others for allegedly abusing the tech company's services to create fake online listings for phony businesses, bolstering said businesses with sham views from ...

Google released its annual metrics on how well it did with fighting spam on. In short, Google said it blocked or removed more ...

Google Maps content moderation now uses Gemini to detect fake reviews and suspicious profile edits. Learn how these new tools ...

Google is crediting its AI advancement, such as Gemini, to help detect and remove fake reviews and listings within Google Maps. “AI has been a pivotal tool in helping us stop scammers in their tracks, ...

Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced ...

Google is suing a network of scammers who manipulated Google Maps by faking or hijacking about 10,000 business listings to con people out of money. The main defendant named in the lawsuit is a ...

Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced a lawsuit against the alleged scammers behind the fraud. The lawsuit ...