How Cybercriminals Are Misusing Google Firebase for Phishing, Fraud

$2.4 billion lost to cyber fraud as 57 Firebase sites target Indians

Highlights:India ordered Google to remove at least 57 Firebase-hosted sites in August.Scammers used fake pages to impersonate major Indian banks.Victims were targeted with fake credit card and banking offers.Nearly $2.4 billion was reportedly lost to cyber fraud in India in 2025.Google says its policies prohibit phishing, malware and financial fraud.INDIA has directed Google to shut down hundreds of accounts on its Firebase web development platf…

Google Firebase scam explained How cybercriminals are misusing the platform for phishing and fraud

According to notices sent by India's Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to Google, scammers were allegedly using Firebase-hosted websites to create fake pages that impersonated major banks and other trusted organisations.

How cybercriminals are misusing Google Firebase for phishing, fraud

India has ordered Google to take down at least 57 Firebase-hosted websites and databases allegedly linked to phishing, malware distribution and financial fraud, following notices from the I4C.

Google Firebase scam explained: How cybercriminals are misusing the platform for phishing and fraud

New Delhi, Aug 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s action against at least 57 websites and databases hosted on Google’s Firebase platform has put the spotlight on how cybercriminals are allegedly exploiting a legitimate cloud service to run phishing campaigns, distribute malware and steal sensitive financial information. So, what is Firebase, how are scammers misusing it, and why has it become a concern for Indian cyber authorities? Firebase is a cloud-…