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SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities

Generative AI Exploited to Facilitate Cyberattacks on Third-Party Systems

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

Executive Summary

Generative AI is being actively leveraged to enable cyberattacks that damage or destroy third-party systems and infrastructure. Boards face heightened liability exposure and supply-chain risk where AI-assisted threats bypass conventional security controls.

Domain

Security & Privacy

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

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — A Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World Incidents (Li2025) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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