IMF warns AI-fuelled cyberattacks threaten financial stability
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Updated · ieu-monitoring.com · May 7
IMF warns AI-fuelled cyberattacks threaten financial stability
14 articles · Updated · ieu-monitoring.com · May 7
In Washington, IMF officials cited Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview and OpenAI's restricted GPT-5.5 cyber model as signs offensive and defensive capabilities are accelerating.
The fund said shared software, cloud and payment networks could suffer correlated failures, causing payment disruption, liquidity stress, solvency concerns and wider market instability if multiple institutions are hit at once.
It urged resilience-focused supervision, cyber stress tests, recovery planning and stronger cross-border coordination, warning emerging economies may be especially exposed as advanced cyber tools spread.
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