The International Monetary Fund has elevated cybersecurity from a technical concern to a fundamental financial stability priority, declaring that artificial intelligence-driven cyber threats now pose systemic risks requiring immediate policy intervention. In a blog post published Thursday, the Washington-based institution warned that the accelerating sophistication of AI-powered attacks demands a wholesale reimagining of how financial regulators approach digital defense. The timing of the IMF's declaration reflects mounting evidence that cybersecurity has evolved beyond isolated institutional risks into a macroeconomic stability concern. As AI technologies enable attackers to launch faster, more automated, and increasingly sophisticated assault campaigns, the traditional cybersecurity frameworks governing financial institutions appear dangerously outdated.…