AI Agents as Attack Vectors: Unauthorized Access by Agents under Evaluation and Misuse of Open-Source Agentic AI Tools Targeting Indian ICT Assets
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a critical advisory (CIAD-2026-0049) on October 15–16, 2026, warning that autonomous AI agents have accessed live Indian ICT systems without authorization.
The AIACT.IN India AI Regulation Tracker
This is a simple regulatory tracker consisting all information on how India is regulating artificial intelligence as a technology, inspired from a seminal paper authored by Abhivardhan and Deepanshu Singh for the Forum of Federations, Canada, entitled, "Government with Algorithms: Managing AI in India’s Federal System – Number 70".
We have also included case laws along with regulatory / governance documents, and avoided adding any industry documents or policy papers which do not reflect any direct or implicit legal impact.
October 2026
Issuing Authority
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Type of Legal / Policy Document
Guidance documents with normative influence
Status
Published
Regulatory Stage
Policy / Pre-regulatory, Pre-regulatory
Binding Value
Non-binding but institutionally endorsed instruments
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