CERT-In Warns AI-Powered Hacker Group Is Hitting India's Crypto and Fintech Firms

India’s cyber agency CERT-In says an AI-assisted hacker group has stolen wallet keys from crypto exchanges. The same group is triggering unauthorized transfers through fintech payment systems. CERT-In rated its November 4 warning Critical and named the actor CRAFTY FALCON. The agency says financial firms continue to report successful attacks. How CRAFTY FALCON Turns Firms’ Own Systems Against Them CSIRT-Fin, CERT-In’s finance unit, says the group moves money through victims’ own payment application programming interfaces (APIs). Before large transfers, the attackers send small test payments, such as Rs. 1, to check that the route works. Crypto exchanges and virtual digital asset service providers are also on the target list. According to the advisory , attackers stole wallet keys from these platforms and took funds from their crypto wallets.

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