Phishing Fill

Google Sues Global 'Phishing-as-a-Service' Network Masquerading as E-ZPass and USPS

Published November 12, 2025

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A satirical trading-card meme starring "Phishing Fill," a grinning cyber-crook who personifies the smishing (SMS phishing) networks targeting Americans with fake toll and delivery texts. Inspired by Google's lawsuit against the so-called "Lighthouse" platform, the artwork turns a modern cybercrime story into a grotesque Garbage Pail Kids-style spoof.

The Real Story

Google has filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. Southern District of New York against an alleged Chinese-speaking smishing network called the "Lighthouse" platform. According to the company's filing, the network provides phishing-as-a-service tools-over 600 templates mimicking entities like the USPS, E-ZPass, and Google itself-and targets users in over 120 countries. Google alleges the scheme may have harvested tens of millions of U.S. card and banking details.

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