
Backdoored ARTEX Docker image exposed root access on 62 consoles
CERT-In says an AI-assisted threat actor it tracks as Crafty Falcon is targeting organizations in India’s Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance sector, while also hitting cryptocurrency exchanges and digital asset service providers. The activity is described as active and ongoing, and it uses publicly available AI-driven offensive security tools including ARTEX, PentAGI, Cairn, and CyberStrikeAI. CERT-In warns that the same campaign has used internet-facing applications, exposed APIs, privileged endpoints, cloud…