Infosecurity Europe: AI-Powered Cybercrime Tools Surge on Dark Web

**Executive Summary:** Halcyon research found a rapid, large-scale surge in AI-enabled cybercrime offerings on Telegram channels, dark web forums and underground markets—rising from 38 to 1,486 mentions in a three-month window—spanning weaponized LLMs, deepfake/KYC-bypass tools, AI-augmented malware services and stolen/jailbroken AI accounts; these markets show sophisticated, automated distribution (Telegram bots, freemium/tiered pricing) and redundancy that lower the barrier to entry and increase resilience, and the report urges organizations to adopt AI-based behavioral defenses, phone-call verification redesigns, and coordinated public–private disruption efforts.