Microsoft reveals how AI tools have made e-commerce fraud, job scams and tech support frauds more dangerous

Microsoft, in its latest Cyber Signals report, says that artificial intelligence has significantly lowered barriers for cybercriminals, enabling more sophisticated and convincing fraud schemes. Between April 2024 and April 2025, Microsoft thwarted $4 billion in fraud attempts, rejected 49,000 fraudulent partnership enrollments, and blocked approximately 1.6 million bot signup attempts per hour.

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