UK Cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites
Like other similar phishing subscriptions, EvilTokens was sold as-a-service, and allowed buyers to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and silently authenticate as the victim to the organization's Microsoft 365 applications. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); What made this one especially insidious, however, was its AI use. EvilTokens featured an AI chatbot that could analyze a victim’s inbox, and help criminals identify who to target, which trusted contacts to impersonate, and even which fraud strategies to use to maximize criminals’ paydays.
- ▪Like other similar phishing subscriptions, EvilTokens was sold as-a-service, and allowed buyers to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and silently authenticate as the victim to the organization's Microsoft 365 applications.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); What made this one especially insidious, however, was its AI use.
- ▪EvilTokens featured an AI chatbot that could analyze a victim’s inbox, and help criminals identify who to target, which trusted contacts to impersonate, and even which fraud strategies to use to maximize criminals’ paydays.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/22/uk-cops-arrest-2-eviltokens-suspects-microsoft-seizes-50-phishing-kit-websites/5298317 |
| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-22T15:18:50.989Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-22T15:18:50.989Z |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); security UK Cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites Used by crims to compromise 12K+ email inboxes across 10K+ global orgs Jessica Lyons Jessica Lyons Cybersecurity Editor Published tue 22 Sep 2026 // 16:00 UTC READ MORE Bring on the AI swarms.
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