Financial services
Banks, payments, insurers, markets and crypto platforms: deepfake executives, cloned voices, AI agents inside customer accounts and attacks on trading systems.
Last 12 months · since Nov 4, 2025
Official warnings and preparedness
Public warnings, exercises, advisories and new rules from heads of government, ministers, regulators, central banks, intergovernmental bodies and national cyber agencies. Each entry links to its source.
- AdvisoryIndian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs · Security agencyIndia
India's I4C warns banks and fintech firms of AI-powered cyberattacks and machine-speed fraud
The Ministry of Home Affairs' I4C has warned banks and fintech firms about AI-powered cyberattacks and machine-speed fraud, according to The New Indian Express.
Source: The New Indian Express
- AdvisoryIndia cybercrime agency · Security agencyIndia
India cybercrime agency warns financial firms about AI attacks
India's cybercrime agency warned financial firms about attacks using AI, per Arab News. The feed supplied no further detail.
Source: Arab News
- WarningFINRA · RegulatorUnited States
FINRA warns AI is making investment fraud harder to detect
FINRA warned that AI is making investment fraud harder to detect. The feed supplied no further detail.
Source: Traders Magazine
- AdvisoryCyber agency (India, as reported by Deccan Herald) · Security agencyIndia
Cyber agency warns banks and fintechs of AI-powered frauds
A cyber agency warned banks and fintech firms about AI-powered frauds involving multi-crore transactions, per Deccan Herald. The headline gives no further detail.
Source: Deccan Herald
- WarningFATF chief (Financial Action Task Force) · IntergovernmentalINT
FATF chief warns AI and connected payments mean worst of fraud and scams is still to come
According to the headline, the FATF chief said AI, digitalisation and better connected payments mean the 'worst is still to come' from fraud and online scams. No further detail was provided.
Source: AML Intelligence
- AdvisoryReserve Bank of India · Central bankIndia
RBI asks banks to report on cybersecurity and AI
India's central bank has reportedly required banks to submit reports on their cybersecurity and AI.
Source: Techora.ru
- AdvisoryCentral banks of the US, Japan and South Korea (as reported) · Central bankINT
US, Japan and Korea central banks reported to adopt emergency measures on AI attacks on banks
Russian outlet Techora.ru reports that the central banks of the US, Japan and South Korea are introducing emergency measures in response to AI-assisted attacks on banks. The headline gives no details of the measures.
Source: Techora.ru
- WarningNigerian Communications Commission (NCC) · RegulatorNigeria
Nigeria's NCC warns AI-powered fraud threatens telecom security and banking
According to the headline, the Nigerian Communications Commission says AI-powered fraud poses a threat to telecom security and banking. No further detail was provided.
Source: Punch Newspapers
- AdvisoryCity of London Police (Report Fraud) · Security agencyUnited Kingdom
Report Fraud warns after £24.3m lost to AI-enabled investment endorsement schemes
City of London Police's Report Fraud issued a warning after £24.3 million was stolen through AI-enabled investment endorsement schemes.
Source: City of London Police
- RuleMaryland legislature (new deepfake fraud law) · LegislatureUnited States
Maryland adopts new deepfake fraud law
Bethesda Magazine reports that Maryland has a new law targeting deepfake fraud. The summary gives no further provisions.
Source: Bethesda Magazine
- AdvisoryConference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) · RegulatorUnited States
CSBS outlines adversarial AI threats and defensive steps for financial institutions
CSBS outlined adversarial AI threats facing financial institutions and defensive steps they can take, per the JD Supra report.
Source: JD Supra
- WarningINTERPOL · IntergovernmentalINT
INTERPOL launches public awareness campaign on AI deepfake scams
INTERPOL released three AI-generated videos showing scams in which criminals use deepfakes to pose as relatives or colleagues, including requests for bank transfers, and advised verifying unexpected requests through trusted channels.
Source: INTERPOL
- ExerciseG7 · IntergovernmentalINT
G7 agrees to simulate AI cyberattacks to test financial system defences
The G7 agreed to simulate AI cyberattacks to test the defences of the financial system, according to the headline.
Source: www.nationpathindia.com
- ExerciseG7 finance leaders · IntergovernmentalINT
G7 finance leaders plan AI cyberattack simulations
G7 finance leaders plan simulations of AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to the GuruFocus headline. No further detail was provided.
Source: GuruFocus
- ExerciseG7 finance leaders · IntergovernmentalINT
G7 finance leaders plan AI cyberattack exercises
G7 finance leaders plan exercises simulating AI-driven cyberattacks, according to the Demokratis.co.id headline.
Source: Demokratis.co.id
- ExerciseG7 finance leaders · IntergovernmentalINT
G7 finance leaders agree to simulate AI cyberattacks after IMF warning
G7 finance leaders agreed to simulate AI cyberattacks, following an IMF warning, according to The News International headline.
Source: The News International
- ExerciseG7 finance ministers and central bank governors · IntergovernmentalINT
G7 finance chiefs approve frontier AI cyberattack drills
G7 finance chiefs reportedly signed off on drills simulating cyberattacks involving frontier AI, aimed at testing the resilience of the financial sector.
Source: FourWeekMBA
- AdvisoryOSFI (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) · RegulatorCanada
OSFI warns frontier AI is heightening cyber and third-party risks for financial institutions
Canada's financial regulator OSFI warned that frontier AI is heightening cyber and third-party risks for financial institutions, according to the Lexpert headline.
Source: Lexpert
- WarningFinancial Stability Board (FSB) · IntergovernmentalINT
FSB warns on stablecoin risk and AI threat ahead of G20
Per Law360, the FSB issued a warning on stablecoin risk and an AI threat ahead of the G20. The headline gives no further detail.
Source: Law360
- WarningFinancial Stability Board (FSB) · IntergovernmentalINT
FSB warns of stablecoin and AI risks ahead of G20 meeting
The FSB issued a warning about risks from stablecoins and AI ahead of a G20 meeting, per Traders Union. The item gives no further detail.
Source: Traders Union
Verified incidents
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Latest stories on the wire
- Spanish-language report says the Binance attackers used fake job interviews and AI. Comercio TV
- Binance's preliminary probe into a $6.34B hack cites malware from fake job interviews and an exploited internal AI tool. 吴说
- India reportedly says hackers used four public AI tools to attack fintech firms; details are not given. FourWeekMBA
- India's I4C warns banks and fintech firms of AI-powered cyberattacks and machine-speed fraud. The New Indian Express
- Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says hackers used fake job interviews and an AI tool to steal $6.3 billion in crypto. CNBC
- Report says fake job vacancies and AI were used to steal $6.3bn from Binance, apparently the same case already tracked. Heraldo Binario
- A cyber agency warned banks and fintech firms of AI-powered frauds involving multi-crore transactions. Deccan Herald
- Report says the US$6.34B Binance hack began with an interview; this appears to match the known Binance incident. El Ecosistema Startup