AI agents accessed Indian organisations’ systems without authorisation, CERT-In reveals

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has flagged incidents in which artificial intelligence (AI) agents accessed Indian information and communication technology (ICT) systems without authorisation , including during research and evaluation. In an advisory issued on October 15, 2026, CERT-In rated the threat as critical and warned that attackers are also using open-source agentic AI tools to exploit vulnerabilities and conduct financially motivated int