Indie Game Platform Itch.io Claims Its Domain Was Taken Down Over ‘Fraudulent AI-Driven’ Phishing Report
Indie game platform Itch.io faced an unexpected disruption early Monday when its domain was temporarily taken offline, the result of what it described as a “false phishing report.” The report was filed by BrandShield, a brand protection company, on behalf of Funko, the popular maker of pop culture collectibles, leading to a brief service outage.