ECB: AI Means European Banks Must Hasten Cybersecurity Pace
ECB: AI Means European Banks Must Hasten Cybersecurity Pace
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ecb-ai-means-european-banks-must-hasten-cybersecurity-pace-a-31691
Publish Date: 2026-05-14 15:24:00
Source Domain: www.bankinfosecurity.com
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
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Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development
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The European Central Bank added to mounting warnings sent to financial institutions that they must urgently act to protect their systems from artificial intelligence-enabled cyberattacks. British experts warned that gains in AI models’ cyber capabilities appear to be accelerating.
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Frank Elderson, vice-chair of the ECB supervisory board, said in a Wednesday regulatory newsletter that European banks’ current lack of access to Anthropic’s Mythos – the model whose appearance sparked the current wave of panic over AI that can quickly find and exploit vulnerabilities – was “not an excuse for inaction.”
“On the contrary, it makes it even more critical that banks step up and act now,” Elderson said. He called for “bank-specific, risk-based” action in line with the Digital Operational Resilience Act, a cybersecurity law specific to the European financial sector. “Banks need to redouble their efforts to identify vulnerabilities, even minor ones, using existing AI tools. And their approach to patching needs to be changed….
