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48 results for causative attacks

Paper examines adversarial attacks on event cause analysis in power grids.

problem Adversarial attacks manipulate data to mislead event classifiers.
method Investigated adversarial attacks on CNN-based event cause analysis.
result Demonstrated adversaries can misclassify events through stealthy data manipulations.

This paper tackles adversarial reinforcement learning in cyber defence with partial observability.

problem Adversarial manipulation of reinforcement learning agents in autonomous cyber defence.
method Proposes an inversion defence method to counteract causative attacks under partial observability.
result The proposed inversion defence method effectively reduces the impact of adversarial attacks without affecting non-attack training scenarios.

New approach deflects adversarial attacks by causing them to resemble target classes.

problem Ongoing cycle of stronger defenses being broken by more advanced attacks.
method Combines three detection mechanisms in Capsule Networks to achieve state-of-the-art performance on both standard and defense-aware attacks. Uses human study to show attacks can no longer be called adversarial.
result Attack images can no longer be called adversarial because they are classified the same way as humans do.

Deep neural networks are susceptible to \emph{adversarial} attacks. In computer vision, well-crafted perturbations to images can cause neural networks to make mistakes such as confusing a cat with a computer. Previous adversarial attacks have been designed to degrade performance of models or cause machine learning mode…

2018-06-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Backdoor attacks on DRL-based traffic controllers cause stop-and-go waves or crashes.

problem Vulnerability of DRL-based traffic controllers to machine learning attacks.
method Developed a trigger design methodology based on traffic physics principles.
result Backdoored models can cause stop-and-go traffic waves or AV crashes when triggered.

Smoothness analysis of adversarial training reveals LL_\infty constraints cause more non-smoothness.

problem Non-smoothness of adversarial training loss function.
method Analyzed the smoothness of adversarial training loss function using optimal attacks for model parameters.
result The LL_\infty constraint causes more non-smoothness than L2L_2 constraint.

Adversarial tweets can fool stock prediction models, causing financial loss.

problem Vulnerability of stock prediction models to adversarial attacks on social media.
method Solving combinatorial optimization problems with semantic and budget constraints to generate adversarial tweets.
result Adversarial tweets can fool stock prediction models and cause significant financial loss.

Deep Latent Defence combines adversarial training with a detection system to protect neural networks.

problem Vulnerability of neural networks to adversarial attacks, especially those that cause misclassification.
method Adversarial training combined with a kk-NN classifier in a latent space.
result Deep Latent Defence effectively detects and mitigates adversarial attacks, even under strong attack models.

Paper presents a method to disrupt deep uncertainty estimation without affecting accuracy.

problem Uncertainty estimation in deep neural networks for risk-sensitive applications.
method A novel attack that cripples uncertainty estimation without reducing accuracy.
result The attack causes the network to be more confident in incorrect predictions than correct ones.

Data poisoning attacks can severely degrade FL models, especially targeting specific classes.

problem Data poisoning attacks against federated learning systems.
method Demonstrated targeted attacks on FL systems, analyzed attack longevity, and proposed a defense strategy.
result Data poisoning attacks can cause substantial drops in classification accuracy and recall with a small percentage of malicious participants.

FAdeML shows pre-processing noise filters can mitigate adversarial attacks.

problem Lack of security in DNN-based ML systems due to adversarial attacks.
method Proposes FAdeML, a novel pre-processing noise Filter-aware Adversarial ML attack.
result Demonstrates that pre-processing noise filters can render ineffective most adversarial attacks.

Light-based attacks can misclassify images without altering physical objects.

problem Physical attacks on deep learning classifiers are limited by the ability to modify inputs directly.
method Constructs an experimental setup with a light projection source, object, and camera. Uses differential evolution to select light patterns.
result Projected light can degrade classification accuracy from 98% to 22% for 2D objects and from 89% to 43% for 3D objects.

Capsule networks detect and diagnose adversarial images better than CNNs.

problem Detecting and diagnosing adversarial images in neural networks.
method Class-conditional capsule reconstruction and reconstructive attack.
result Capsule networks outperform CNNs in detecting and diagnosing adversarial images.

BPN defends against adversarial attacks by generating beneficial perturbations.

problem Adversarial attacks cause deep neural networks to misclassify clean inputs.
method BPN generates beneficial perturbations during training to neutralize future adversarial attacks.
result BPN is robust to adversarial examples and more efficient than classical adversarial training.

New normalization method makes neural networks more robust to adversarial attacks.

problem Adversarial vulnerability of BatchNorm in deep neural networks.
method Identified distribution shift caused by adversarial images, proposed RobustNorm to use inference-time statistics.
result RobustNorm makes models more robust to adversarial attacks without sacrificing BatchNorm benefits.

MARGINATTACK improves zero-confidence adversarial attacks' accuracy and efficiency.

problem Improving zero-confidence adversarial attacks' accuracy and efficiency.
method Proposes MARGINATTACK, a zero-confidence attack framework that computes margin with improved accuracy and efficiency.
result MARGINATTACK computes a smaller margin than state-of-the-art zero-confidence attacks and matches state-of-the-art fix-perturbation attacks.

CyPhERS provides real-time event info for CPSs, avoiding downtime.

problem Real-time event identification in CPSs is challenging due to complex interdependencies and rare events.
method CyPhERS integrates cyber and physical components, generating event signatures for known and unknown events.
result Event signatures provide relevant and inferable information on both known and unknown event types.

Paper studies deep learning attacks on online APIs with limited data.

problem Adversarial machine learning threats on online APIs with strict rate limitations.
method Develops an active learning approach to build adversarial classifiers with limited training data.
result Active learning can build adversarial classifiers with small statistical difference from target classifiers using limited data.

Paper studies attacks on bandit algorithms and shows how attackers can manipulate data to hijack behavior.

problem Potential attacks on bandit algorithms can cause catastrophic loss in real-world applications.
method Proposes a framework of offline and online attacks on bandit algorithms using convex optimization and adaptive strategies.
result Attackers can force bandit algorithms to pull target arms with high probability by manipulating data.

Adversarial attacks hide cyber-physical attacks in ICS.

problem Hiding cyber-physical attacks in industrial control systems.
method Modeling an attacker compromising sensors, manipulating data, and evaluating attacks on both continuous and mixed data.
result Successfully hides cyber-physical attacks with 2.87 out of 12 sensors compromised on average.

Tricks adversarial attacks to target specific classes, improving classifier accuracy.

problem Recent adversarial defense approaches have failed to protect classifiers from untargeted attacks.
method Target Training defense tricks untargeted attacks into targeted attacks on designated classes, then derives the real class.
result 86.2% accuracy for CW-L2 (confidence=0) in CIFAR10, outperforming unsecured classifiers.

This paper optimizes power grid protection settings to maximize network degradation due to cascading attacks.

problem Cascading attacks on power grids and their undetected nature.
method Constrained Bayesian Optimization applied to transmission line protection settings.
result Even limited misconfiguration of protection settings can cause severe cascading attacks.

Efficiently creates label-consistent backdoor attacks without obvious mislabeling.

problem Vulnerability of deep neural networks to backdoor attacks that can be triggered by a backdoor trigger.
method Uses adversarial perturbations and generative models to inject inputs that are consistent with their labels.
result Demonstrates the feasibility of creating undetectable backdoor attacks by maintaining label-consistency.

New method improves neural network interpretability against adversarial attacks.

problem Adversarial attacks can hide from neural network interpretability methods.
method Develops an interpretability-aware defensive scheme promoting robust interpretation.
result Achieves both robust classification and robust interpretation.

This paper improves attacks on recommender systems by solving optimization problems more precisely.

problem Adversarial injection attacks on recommender systems.
method Solving optimization problems for generating fake user interactions more accurately.
result The exact solution for generating fake users leads to a much larger impact on recommender systems.

Adversarial examples are malicious inputs designed to fool machine learning models. They often transfer from one model to another, allowing attackers to mount black box attacks without knowledge of the target model's parameters. Adversarial training is the process of explicitly training a model on adversarial examples,…

2016-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper detects multi-stage Feint Attacks using Bi-RNN and few-shot learning.

problem Detecting multi-stage Feint Attacks due to lack of professional datasets and semantic relationships.
method Fuzzy clustering for attack chain mining, few-shot deep learning, Bi-RNN for feature extraction.
result Accurately detected Feint Attacks using Bi-RNN and few-shot learning.

Paper defends machine learning models from adversarial attacks using GLRT.

problem Adversarial attacks on machine learning models leading to misclassification.
method Generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT) for robust classification.
result GLRT yields performance competitive with minimax approach under worst-case attacks, and better trade-off under weaker attacks.

Paper tackles cyber threats to PHM systems using adversarial examples.

problem Vulnerability of IoT sensors and DL algorithms to cyber attacks.
method Adopted adversarial example crafting techniques from computer vision to PHM domain.
result PHM models are vulnerable to adversarial attacks, leading to inaccurate remaining useful life estimation.

The Jacobian-based Saliency Map Attack is a family of adversarial attack methods for fooling classification models, such as deep neural networks for image classification tasks. By saturating a few pixels in a given image to their maximum or minimum values, JSMA can cause the model to misclassify the resulting adversari…

2018-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗