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Advertisements for artificial intelligence tools on underground cybercrime platforms have increased sharply, rising from under 50 monthly listings in late 2025 to over 1,400 by February, according to a report from Halcyon's Ransomware Research Center.
The study, shared first with Axios, indicates that AI is making specialized hacking capabilities cheaper and easier to acquire, potentially transforming a broader range of criminals into dangerous actors.
Halcyon reviewed data from late 2025 through May, sampling content from dozens of Telegram channels, dark web forums, and specialized markets.
Sellers on these platforms offered access to ChatGPT Plus accounts for as little as 10 cents and jailbreak prompts designed to trick models into bypassing safety safeguards for 32 cents.
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