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AI-powered phishkit arms criminals with account-hijacking tools in 10 minutes

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What happened

In August, the Malwarebytes research team reported on a new malicious turnkey kit that makes it possible for almost anyone to launch a sophisticated online scam. BlueKit puts account-hijacking tools in more criminals’ hands, making it easier to target you with convincing fake login pages and scam messages.

The kit was not simply a fake website. It bundled the command center, victim tracking, and administrative tools into a ready-to-use package, reducing the technical knowledge needed to operate a scam.

The discovery highlights an important feature of the cybercrime economy: criminals don’t necessarily need to build their own infrastructure from scratch. Instead, they can buy ready-made services that handle much of the complicated work for them.

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