Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
A NEW PARADIGM Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier. Named EvilTokens, the platform was introduced over a Telegram channel in February and charged an initial $1,500 fee and a recurring $500 charge each month after that. EvilTokens provided a single service for streamlining most steps required to compromise email accounts in large numbers.
- ▪A NEW PARADIGM Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier.
- ▪Named EvilTokens, the platform was introduced over a Telegram channel in February and charged an initial $1,500 fee and a recurring $500 charge each month after that.
- ▪EvilTokens provided a single service for streamlining most steps required to compromise email accounts in large numbers.
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A NEW PARADIGM Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier. Dan Goodin – Sep 22, 2026 3:45 pm | 3 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Microsoft said Tuesday that it led an industry-wide disruption of a subscription-based scam platform that used an AI chatbot to compromise 12,000 Microsoft accounts over a few-month span. Named EvilTokens, the platform was introduced over a Telegram channel in February and charged an initial $1,500 fee and a recurring $500 charge each month after that.
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