Dev says Google warned him about account hijack – then charged him $11,000 anyway

The Register
Jul 2, 2026, 7:08 pm106 ptsTrending
During a 48-hour period from June 7 to 8, developer Charles Jones's Google Cloud account registered $11,089.77 in charges - most related to the use of Gemini image-generation models. Yet Jones, a solo developer who runs programmatic SEO and insurance sites, told The Register that he doesn't have any workflow…

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