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 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 ...

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

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 ...

"Fake business listings are prohibited on Google Maps, and we use a range of tools to protect businesses and users," Halimah DeLaine Prado, Google general counsel, said in a statement to USA TODAY.

Google is suing a Maryland man it says made fake business listings on Google Maps. The lawsuit alleges that Yaniv Asayag, working with up to 20 co-conspirators, then sold the personal information ...

The next time you're using Google Maps to research a business, you might be able to ask Gemini to help you find information. While you have Maps open, tap on a business listing. Once you have ...