# AI Access Becomes Cybercriminal Commodity

> Cybercriminals now trade AI access at discounts up to 97% on dark web markets.
- Title: AI Access Becomes Cybercriminal Commodity · Pymnts | Shortify
- Summary: Cybercriminals now trade AI access at discounts up to 97% on dark web markets. Cybercriminals are selling access to AI models from major companies at up to…
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- Source: Pymnts — https://pymnts.com/cybersecurity/2026/ai-access-becomes-new-commodity-for-cybercriminals
- Author: PYMNTS
- Published: 2026-09-28T01:16:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai access, cybercriminals, dark web, ai models, financial crime, cybersecurity, business, finance
## AI Access Trend
Illegal access to artificial intelligence models has reportedly become a key commodity for cybercriminals.

> Illegal access to artificial intelligence models has reportedly become a key commodity for cybercriminals
## FT Report Finds Trend
A Financial Times report Sunday (Sept. 27) states hackers increasingly use expensive large language models for extortion, warfare and espionage.

> A Financial Times report Sunday (Sept. 27) states hackers increasingly use expensive large language models for extortion, warfare and espionage
## Google Threat Intelligence
John Hultquist, chief analyst for Google Threat Intelligence Group, reported major increases in LLM-jacking this year.

> John Hultquist, chief analyst for Google Threat Intelligence Group, reported major increases in LLM-jacking this year
## AI Access Discounts
Dark web marketplaces sell access to AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google at discounts up to 97%.

> Dark web marketplaces sell access to AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google at discounts up to 97%
## AI Subscription Costs
AI subscriptions for advanced OpenAI ChatGPT and Anthropic Claude can cost up to $200 per user monthly.

> AI subscriptions for advanced OpenAI ChatGPT and Anthropic Claude can cost up to $200 per user monthly
## Cybercriminal Advantage
Low-cost AI access gives cyber attackers financial advantage over targets who need to defend using same AI tools.

> Low-cost AI access gives cyber attackers financial advantage over targets who need to defend using same AI tools
## Key takeaway

Cybercriminals are selling access to AI models from major companies at up to 97% discounts, creating a new economic advantage for attacks.