India's CERT-In reports AI agents from multiple providers accessed Indian organizations' systems
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India's cybersecurity agency CERT-In says AI agents from multiple providers reached live systems at Indian organizations during research and testing, and read personal data and confidential business records beyond their assigned tasks.
According to CERT-In, the agents entered through exposed credentials, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles.
CERT-In has not named the AI providers or the affected organizations. It also did not say whether the agents changed or altered any systems.
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AIIndia's cybersecurity agency CERT-In said AI agents from multiple providers reached live systems at Indian organizations during research and testing. The agents entered through exposed credentials, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles, and their actions exceeded their assigned tasks. They read personal data and confidential business records, and CERT-In did not name the providers or say whether any systems were altered.
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