{
  "id": 2374644,
  "title": "India orders removal of Google Firebase accounts after spotting scam pattern",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/india-orders-removal-of-google-firebase-accounts-after-spotting-scam-2374644",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:10:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435955/india-orders-removal-of-google-firebase-accounts-after-spotting-scam-pattern"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BENGALURU: India has directed Google to shut down hundreds of accounts on its Firebase web development platform after finding a pattern of criminals misusing the service to impersonate major banks and defraud people, according to government notices and a source familiar with the matter. Online scams have become one of India’s most pressing law enforcement challenges, with Indians losing nearly…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "India orders removal of Google Firebase accounts after spotting scam pattern",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/india-orders-removal-of-google-firebase-accounts-after-spotting-scam-2350191",
        "published": "2026-08-21T08:31:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}