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SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities

General-Purpose AI Enabling Automated Vulnerability Discovery and Malware Development

4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

General-purpose AI systems can automate the discovery and exploitation of software vulnerabilities, materially lowering the cost and scale of sophisticated cyberattacks. Boards face heightened exposure as AI-assisted threats outpace conventional security controls and existing regulatory cyber-resilience frameworks.

Domain

Security & Privacy

Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Risk Sources and Risk Management Measures in Support of Standards for General-Purpose AI Systems (Gipiškis2024) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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