CERT-In Warns of AI-Driven Cyberattacks Targeting Indian Financial Sector
India's cybersecurity agency CERT-In has warned of an active AI-driven hacking campaign named 'Crafty Falcon' targeting banks, non-banking financial companies, fintech firms, payment aggregators, and cryptocurrency exchanges. Attackers use publicly available AI tools like ARTEX, PentAGI, Cairn, and CyberStrikeAI to exploit payment and fund-disbursement APIs, enabling unauthorized fund transfers. Some tools have been linked by researchers to China. The campaign exploits vulnerabilities, often during low-monitoring periods, and has affected entities despite prior remediation efforts. CERT-In has not disclosed specific victims or financial losses.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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news18 broke this story on 4 Nov, 11:32 pm. Other outlets followed.