The European Central Bank (ECB) tells banks in the euro area to draw up plans to respond to potential cyberattacks involving artificial intelligence, citing fears of operational disruption. According to reporting from multiple outlets on the ECB’s message, the request is part of broader supervisory expectations around resilience and incident preparedness. The ECB’s guidance focuses on how banks should anticipate, detect, and manage cyber threats that may be amplified by AI tools, including risks that could affect banking services or critical internal systems. Banks are expected to review and strengthen their existing operational and cyber security arrangements, such as incident response processes, monitoring capabilities, and recovery planning. The ECB also indicates that supervisory follow-ups may be used to assess preparedness and ensure institutions are taking the issue seriously. The ECB’s move reflects wider concerns in the financial sector about evolving threat tactics and the speed at which malicious capabilities can scale, potentially increasing the likelihood and impact of disruptions. Specific timelines and requirements are described in the ECB communications reported by outlets, which urge banks to prepare proactively rather than react after an incident occurs.