Large Language Model Adversarial Landscape Through the Lens of Attack Objectives

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Autori principali: Wang, Nan, Walter, Kane, Gao, Yansong, Abuadbba, Alsharif
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Wang, Nan
Walter, Kane
Gao, Yansong
Abuadbba, Alsharif
author_facet Wang, Nan
Walter, Kane
Gao, Yansong
Abuadbba, Alsharif
contents Large Language Models (LLMs) represent a transformative leap in artificial intelligence, enabling the comprehension, generation, and nuanced interaction with human language on an unparalleled scale. However, LLMs are increasingly vulnerable to a range of adversarial attacks that threaten their privacy, reliability, security, and trustworthiness. These attacks can distort outputs, inject biases, leak sensitive information, or disrupt the normal functioning of LLMs, posing significant challenges across various applications. In this paper, we provide a novel comprehensive analysis of the adversarial landscape of LLMs, framed through the lens of attack objectives. By concentrating on the core goals of adversarial actors, we offer a fresh perspective that examines threats from the angles of privacy, integrity, availability, and misuse, moving beyond conventional taxonomies that focus solely on attack techniques. This objective-driven adversarial landscape not only highlights the strategic intent behind different adversarial approaches but also sheds light on the evolving nature of these threats and the effectiveness of current defenses. Our analysis aims to guide researchers and practitioners in better understanding, anticipating, and mitigating these attacks, ultimately contributing to the development of more resilient and robust LLM systems.
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Wang, Nan
Walter, Kane
Gao, Yansong
Abuadbba, Alsharif
Cryptography and Security
Large Language Models (LLMs) represent a transformative leap in artificial intelligence, enabling the comprehension, generation, and nuanced interaction with human language on an unparalleled scale. However, LLMs are increasingly vulnerable to a range of adversarial attacks that threaten their privacy, reliability, security, and trustworthiness. These attacks can distort outputs, inject biases, leak sensitive information, or disrupt the normal functioning of LLMs, posing significant challenges across various applications. In this paper, we provide a novel comprehensive analysis of the adversarial landscape of LLMs, framed through the lens of attack objectives. By concentrating on the core goals of adversarial actors, we offer a fresh perspective that examines threats from the angles of privacy, integrity, availability, and misuse, moving beyond conventional taxonomies that focus solely on attack techniques. This objective-driven adversarial landscape not only highlights the strategic intent behind different adversarial approaches but also sheds light on the evolving nature of these threats and the effectiveness of current defenses. Our analysis aims to guide researchers and practitioners in better understanding, anticipating, and mitigating these attacks, ultimately contributing to the development of more resilient and robust LLM systems.
title Large Language Model Adversarial Landscape Through the Lens of Attack Objectives
topic Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02960