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SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities

Algorithmic Features Exploited to Enable Stalking, Harassment and Image-Based Abuse

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

Executive Summary

AI-enabled systems, including generative image tools and connected-device platforms, are being weaponised for stalking, non-consensual imagery, and coercive control. Technology firms face regulatory exposure and reputational liability where product design fails to prevent foreseeable misuse.

Domain

Security & Privacy

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

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Sociotechnical Harms of Algorithmic Systems: Scoping a Taxonomy for Harm Reduction (Shelby2023) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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