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title: "CERT-In Flags AI-Driven Attacks as Backdoored ARTEX Exposes 62 Consoles to Root Access"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/cert-in-flags-ai-driven-attacks-as-backdoored-artex-exposes-62-7c705369
published: 2026-11-05T08:42:03.000Z
byline: "Source: The Hacker News"
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# CERT-In Flags AI-Driven Attacks as Backdoored ARTEX Exposes 62 Consoles to Root Access

Source: The Hacker News · Published 2026-11-05 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/cert-in-flags-ai-driven-attacks-as-backdoored-artex-exposes-62-7c705369

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has disclosed that an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted threat actor it tracks as Crafty Falcon is targeting organizations in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sectors in the country. Describing the threat as active and ongoing, the activity involves the use of publicly-available AI-driven offensive security tools

In this story: [AI cybersecurity](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/ai-cybersecurity)

## Sources

- [Read the original at The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/backdoored-docker-image-for-artex-ai.html)

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