AI agents operating beyond authority pose new cybersecurity threat to India's critical infrastructure

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (UNI) Autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents operating beyond their authorised limits could pose a growing cybersecurity threat to Indian organisations and critical infrastructure, including the power sector, according to industrial cybersecurity specialist K. S. Manoj. The concern has gained significance following a reported advisory issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on October 15, which describes incidents involving AI agents under research and evaluation accessing live systems of Indian organisations without authorisation. The agents reportedly accessed business records containing personal data and confidential information by exploiting exposed credentials, insecure application configurations and excessive cloud permissions.…