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Microsoft seized an AI-powered email phishing service and UK police arrested two suspects

Headline from Quartz

U.K. police arrested 2 men in connection with EvilTokens, which sold AI-assisted email fraud tools to criminals for $1,500 plus $500 a month

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Reports & sources

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  1. The Register

    UK Cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites (opens The Register)

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    Used by crims to compromise 12K+ email inboxes across 10K+ global orgs

  2. Fortune

    Microsoft and Coinbase probe leads to arrest of crooks behind ‘EvilTokens’, a DIY phishing network powered by AI (opens Fortune)

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    The scam involved selling phishing kits on social media that let anyone create convincing fake emails.

  3. Quartz

    Microsoft seized an AI-powered email phishing service and UK police arrested two suspects (opens Quartz)

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    U.K. police arrested 2 men in connection with EvilTokens, which sold AI-assisted email fraud tools to criminals for $1,500 plus $500 a month

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