Microsoft Reportedly Blocks 1.6 Million Bot Signup Attempts Per Hour Amid Global AI-Driven Fraud Surge
Date: 2025-04-16
Affected: Cybercriminals, Deepfake Technology Developers, Generative Ai Developers, Scammers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers
Attack vector: rce
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1037: Microsoft Reportedly Blocks 1.6 Million Bot Signup Attempts Per Hour Amid Global AI-Driven Fraud Surge. Alleged deployer/developer: Cybercriminals, Deepfake Technology Developers, Generative Ai Developers, Scammers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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