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SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities

AI-Enabled Deepfakes and Cyber Weapons Weaponised Against Defence Targets

5/5Sector: DefenceGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

Generative AI enables adversaries to fabricate command-level disinformation and lower the skill threshold for cyberattacks, as demonstrated by the 2022 Zelensky deepfake broadcast. Boards face compounding exposure as autonomous AI agents reduce the window for human intervention in both information and cyber operations.

Domain

Security & Privacy

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

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Navigating the Landscape of AI Ethics and Responsibility (Cunha2023) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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