India Cybercrime Agency Warns Financial Firms on AI Attacks

Threat actor targets Indian fintechs on weekends when defenders aren’t watching

India’s Computer Emergency Response Team has warned the nation’s financial services industry of a “significant escalation” in attacks by what it describes as an “AI-assisted financial threat actor” that has re-targeted victims after they flubbed remediation efforts.CERT-IN first detected the attacks in October and issued advisory in which it warned digital lending platforms, fintech entities, payment service providers, and wallet operators that …

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CERT-In warns hackers are using AI to target banks and financial institutions

CERT-In has issued a critical advisory, stating that a hacker group is using AI to target banks and other financial entities in India. The agency says this attack campaign remains active and could allow the hackers to make unauthorised transfers.