Security · Updated 14 Oct, 11:30 pm IST
Apate deploys AI agents undercover to gather fraud intelligence
Why it matters for readers: If you want to know how companies defend against scams, this shows one way to collect the scammers’ own tools and targets.
- Apate.ai was founded in 2024 based on research from Macquarie University in Sydney.1
- The startup deploys thousands of AI agents that masquerade as victims to answer scam calls, respond to messages, follow phishing links and join groups to bait fraudsters.1
- Apate says its agents have wasted 17 years of scammers’ time across 2.5 million conversations.1
- The undercover agents collect actionable details such as bank accounts, crypto wallets, phone numbers, malicious websites and impersonated brands for customers.1
- Apate was a finalist at Startup Battlefield 200 and is pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt at Moscone West in San Francisco through October 15.1
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