Two arrested in UK after Microsoft takedown of ‘Eviltokens’ AI-chatbot for cybercriminals
UK authorities arrested two people following a Microsoft-led takedown of EvilTokens, a subscription-based AI service sold on Telegram that helped cybercriminals break into accounts, sift through stolen email data, and find ways to profit from the access.
Why this matters: This is what happens when AI tools get packaged and sold like SaaS products, but for fraud. For $500 a month, criminals could rent AI that turned breached inboxes into money. That means people whose email was already compromised faced a second layer of automated harm they never knew was coming. Microsoft's role here matters too. The company built the underlying AI and then had to hunt down a criminal product built on top of it. That gap between releasing powerful tools and controlling how they are weaponized is not going away.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators · AI governance · Lawyers · General readers · Policy
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