India's Telangana Cyber Crime Wing Warns NBFCs and Fintechs: AI-Assisted Attacks Target Payment Systems
The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau has flagged risks to payment systems from cyberattacks carried out with AI tools, urging licensed lenders and payment fintechs to tighten identity verification and transaction authorization.
India's Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has issued a warning to non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) and fintech firms that payment systems face cyberattack risks carried out with the help of AI tools. According to the Hyderabad Mail, the bureau flagged these attack methods in its advisory to the institutions concerned.
The advisory did not disclose the number of affected institutions, the amounts involved, or whether the attacks have caused actual financial losses. The TGCSB's warning covers two categories of entities: licensed lending institutions and payment-focused fintech companies.
For institutions that process deposits, withdrawals, clearing and settlement through automated workflows, the risks from AI-assisted attacks are concentrated in identity verification and transaction authorization. The specific technical details of the warning and its recommended countermeasures have not yet been made public.
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