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India\u2019s cybersecurity agency says a threat actor is escalating an AI-assisted hacking campaign targeting crypto exchanges and other financial firms. <\/p>\n
India\u2019s national cybersecurity agency warned that an AI-assisted threat actor has escalated its attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges and other financial businesses, stealing wallet keys and siphoning funds.<\/p>\n
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Wednesday designated<\/span><\/a> the threat actor as \u201cCRAFTY FALCON,\u201d in an update to a campaign it first warned<\/span><\/a> about in October. The latest advisory has now explicitly identified crypto exchanges among affected businesses and detailed the use of AI attack tools. <\/p>\n \u201cThe threat is active and ongoing. CSIRT-Fin continues to receive reports of successful attacks, including from NBFCs and fintech entities that had already received the earlier restricted advisories and had undertaken remedia<\/a>tion,\u201d said CERT-In. <\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n