New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the country's cybersecurity agency, has issued a warning about a series of cyberattacks using AI technologies. The attacks could target financial institutions, including non-banking lenders (NBL), fintech firms and cryptocurrency exchanges.

The agency on Wednesday, November 4, highlighted a hacking group known as 'Crafty Falcon' and four AIs that are claimed to be used to automate attacks on financial institutions in India, Reuters reported.

The agency said the attacks are active and persistent, using AI tools publicly available on the internet to quickly exploit vulnerabilities in systems. CERT-In has identified four tools, at least two of which have been repor...