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US federal agencies have issued a joint warning regarding escalating AI-powered cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure, including recent breaches of water facilities involving Siemens programmable logic controllers, with suspected links to state-sponsored actors like Iran. These advanced attacks leverage artificial intelligence to lower the barrier for exploitation, posing significant risks to operational safety and public services.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming offensive cyber operations against India, making attacks more automated, scalable, and autonomous. India has been ranked among the most cyber-attacked nations globally, facing sophisticated AI-powered threats across critical infrastructure and government systems.
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has urged India's financial sector to prioritize continuous, risk-driven cyber resilience, moving beyond periodic compliance to counter increasingly sophisticated threats. His remarks came during SEBI's Symposium on Cyber Defence held in Mumbai.
Healthcare technology provider CareCloud has confirmed a data breach impacting over 3.7 million individuals, revealing sensitive personal and health information. The breach, initially detected in March 2026, involved unauthorized access to an AWS environment.