India orders Google to take down hundreds of Firebase accounts after identifying a scam pattern involving phishing pages. Reporting across outlets says the content is hosted on Firebase and is used to impersonate legitimate financial institutions, drawing victims through fraudulent login or related prompts.
Free Malaysia Today and other coverage describe the government’s actions as part of notices sent to Google. It reports that India issues three notices in August, citing phishing pages on Firebase that impersonate major banks, including SBI, ICICI and Axis. Business Line adds that the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) directs takedowns of at least 57 websites and databases hosted on Firebase in August.
While the outlets largely align on the nature of the threat—bank impersonation via Firebase phishing pages—their figures and emphasis vary, with some referring to “hundreds” of Firebase accounts and others focusing on the number of websites/databases taken down in August. All accounts frame the move as a government-led response to suspected cybercrime activity hosted through Google’s Firebase platform.
