Banks, utilities among services put on alert against AI-enabled cyberthreats

The National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has warned of an increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated bots to carry out credential-based and coordinated cyberattacks, noting that critical infrastructure and financial services are at particular risk. NCERT, in an advisory dated Nov 5, said an increase in “AI, automated bots, botnets and agentic tools to automate reconnaissance, identify vulnerabilities, conduct credential-based attacks and launch coordinated cyberattacks” has been observed recently. “These capabilities may help threat actors and sophisticated…