Microsoft IDs developers behind alleged generative AI hacking-for-hire scheme
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- Global Cybercrime Network Storm-2139 Allegedly Exploits AI to Generate Deepfake Content
event | 3 May 2026 | 82%
A global cybercrime network, Storm-2139, allegedly exploited stolen credentials and developed custom tools to bypass AI safety guardrails. They reportedly generated harmful deepfake content, including nonconsensual intimate images of celebrities, and their software is reported to have disabled content moderation, hijacked AI access, and resold illicit services. Microsoft disrupted the operation and filed a lawsuit in December 2024, later identifying key members of the networ…