AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals

Phone scams work because someone on the other end believes the story, so anti-fraud teams now automate that role. An Australian platform called Apate runs roughly 350,000 bots that answer calls and messages as lifelike victims, keeping scammers busy for hours while collecting details about their operations; researchers also found that chatbot-run honeypots keep attackers engaged longer and get spotted less often.

Summary written with AI by HowTechMoves, based on reporting by Wired.