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.
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The story so far
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
Every source in the order it published.
- www.theregister.comUK Cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites
- FortuneMicrosoft and Coinbase probe leads to arrest of crooks behind ‘EvilTokens’, a DIY phishing network powered by AI
- Ars TechnicaMicrosoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000
- QuartzMicrosoft seized an AI-powered email phishing service and UK police arrested two suspects
- Times of IndiaMicrosoft removes ‘AI chatbot’ that hacked 12,000-plus emails in 10,000 firms globally
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 Ars Technica ·
- Microsoft removes ‘AI chatbot’ that hacked 12,000-plus emails in 10,000 firms globally Times of India
- Microsoft seized an AI-powered email phishing service and UK police arrested two suspects Quartz
- UK Cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites www.theregister.com
- Microsoft and Coinbase probe leads to arrest of crooks behind ‘EvilTokens’, a DIY phishing network powered by AI Fortune
In this story
- Microsoft
- EvilTokens
- UK police
- Coinbase