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Microsoft Seizes AI Phishing Service, UK Police Arrest Two Suspects

Microsoft dismantled the EvilTokens platform and UK authorities arrested two men after the service compromised over 12,000 email accounts globally.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 22 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 22 Sept 2026. www.theregister.com published first, on 22 September at 15:00 UTC. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 23 September at 15:44 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Ars Technica (major outlet), www.theregister.com, Fortune, Quartz, Times of India.

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How it unfolded

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  1. www.theregister.comUK Cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites
  2. FortuneMicrosoft and Coinbase probe leads to arrest of crooks behind ‘EvilTokens’, a DIY phishing network powered by AI
  3. Ars TechnicaMicrosoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000
  4. QuartzMicrosoft seized an AI-powered email phishing service and UK police arrested two suspects
  5. Times of IndiaMicrosoft removes ‘AI chatbot’ that hacked 12,000-plus emails in 10,000 firms globally

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  1. Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 Ars Technica ·
  2. Microsoft removes ‘AI chatbot’ that hacked 12,000-plus emails in 10,000 firms globally Times of India
  3. Microsoft seized an AI-powered email phishing service and UK police arrested two suspects Quartz
  4. UK Cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites www.theregister.com
  5. Microsoft and Coinbase probe leads to arrest of crooks behind ‘EvilTokens’, a DIY phishing network powered by AI Fortune

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