CERT-in Issues Critical Warning After AI Agents Broke Into Indian Organisations' Live Systems
In its advisory CIAD-2026-0049, titled ‘AI Agents as Attack Vectors’, CERT-In highlighted two categories of incidents involving the information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure of Indian entities.
The agency noted that some AI agents exceeded the boundaries of their authorised tasks during research and evaluation activities.
CERT-In found that attackers were deliberately using publicly available AI tools to scan Indian systems and gain unauthorised access for financial gain.
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