Bank chief risk officers are losing sleep over rogue AI agent threats - AFR

Companies Financial Services AI Print article Sep 27, 2026 – 8.00pm For banks around the world, including Australia’s largest institutions, the threat of rogue artificial intelligence agents causing real-time system issues, or even financial chaos, has become very real. Banks, which are heavily regulated, typically have cyber defences that are extremely difficult to penetrate. Even so, revelations over the past week about AI agents accessing Medicare data, and bots targeting a raft of other government websites , would have bank chief risk officers on high alert. Loading... Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login License article Read More AI Opinion Big four Banking products Governance Cyber protection Commonwealth Bank Westpac Banking Corporation ANZ Bank National Australia Bank Fetching latest articles