Microsoft disrupts cybercrime service linked to AI-enabled fraud

Microsoft on Wednesday said it has taken coordinated legal action in the United States and Britain to disrupt a low-cost subscription service called RedVDS that helps cybercriminals carry out lucrative scams.

RedVDS charges as little as $24 monthly for access to disposable virtual computers that enable large-scale fraud that is difficult to trace, according to the company.

“Services like these have quietly become a driving force behind today’s surge in cyber-enabled crime,” Digital Crimes Unit Assistant General Counsel Steven Masada said in a blog post.