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Generative adversarial networks (GANs), modeled as a zero-sum game between a generator (G) and a discriminator (D), allow generating synthetic data with formal guarantees. Noting that D is a classifier, we begin by reformulating the GAN…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-30 Monica Welfert , Gowtham R. Kurri , Kyle Otstot , Lalitha Sankar

There is a growing interest in developing unlearnable examples (UEs) against visual privacy leaks on the Internet. UEs are training samples added with invisible but unlearnable noise, which have been found can prevent unauthorized training…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-24 Jiaming Zhang , Xingjun Ma , Qi Yi , Jitao Sang , Yu-Gang Jiang , Yaowei Wang , Changsheng Xu

Deep neural networks (DNNs) are vulnerable to adversarial examples, which are crafted by adding imperceptible perturbations to inputs. Recently different attacks and strategies have been proposed, but how to generate adversarial examples…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-01-13 Tao Bai , Jun Zhao , Jinlin Zhu , Shoudong Han , Jiefeng Chen , Bo Li , Alex Kot

In vertical federated learning (VFL), commercial entities collaboratively train a model while preserving data privacy. However, a malicious participant's poisoning attack may degrade the performance of this collaborative model. The main…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Xiaolin Chen , Daoguang Zan , Wei Li , Bei Guan , Yongji Wang

The paper proposes a novel neuroevolutionary method (NESG) for calculating leader's payoff in Stackelberg Security Games. The heart of NESG is strategy evaluation neural network (SENN). SENN is able to effectively evaluate leader's…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-16 Adam Żychowski , Jacek Mańdziuk

Causal discovery remains a central challenge in machine learning, yet existing methods face a fundamental gap: algorithms like GES and GraN-DAG achieve strong empirical performance but lack finite-sample guarantees, while theoretically…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Amartya Roy , Souvik Chakraborty

Recent research efforts indicate that federated learning (FL) systems are vulnerable to a variety of security breaches. While numerous defense strategies have been suggested, they are mainly designed to counter specific attack patterns and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Henger Li , Tianyi Xu , Tao Li , Yunian Pan , Quanyan Zhu , Zizhan Zheng

This paper investigates the convergence of learning dynamics in Stackelberg games. In the class of games we consider, there is a hierarchical game being played between a leader and a follower with continuous action spaces. We establish a…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-07 Tanner Fiez , Benjamin Chasnov , Lillian J. Ratliff

Deep reinforcement learning has advanced greatly and applied in many areas. In this paper, we explore the vulnerability of deep reinforcement learning by proposing a novel generative model for creating effective adversarial examples to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Xiangjuan Li , Feifan Li , Yang Li , Quan Pan

We study the problem of generating data poisoning attacks against Knowledge Graph Embedding (KGE) models for the task of link prediction in knowledge graphs. To poison KGE models, we propose to exploit their inductive abilities which are…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-12 Peru Bhardwaj , John Kelleher , Luca Costabello , Declan O'Sullivan

Deep learning (DL) models for natural language-to-code generation have become integral to modern software development pipelines. However, their heavy reliance on large amounts of data, often collected from unsanitized online sources,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-01 Cristina Improta

Deep learning models are known to be vulnerable to adversarial examples. A practical adversarial attack should require as little as possible knowledge of attacked models. Current substitute attacks need pre-trained models to generate…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-04-01 Mingyi Zhou , Jing Wu , Yipeng Liu , Xiaolin Huang , Shuaicheng Liu , Xiang Zhang , Ce Zhu

Federated learning (FL) is susceptible to a range of security threats. Although various defense mechanisms have been proposed, they are typically non-adaptive and tailored to specific types of attacks, leaving them insufficient in the face…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Tao Li , Henger Li , Yunian Pan , Tianyi Xu , Zizhan Zheng , Quanyan Zhu

Deep neural networks are susceptible to poisoning attacks by purposely polluted training data with specific triggers. As existing episodes mainly focused on attack success rate with patch-based samples, defense algorithms can easily detect…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-11 Jinyin Chen , Longyuan Zhang , Haibin Zheng , Xueke Wang , Zhaoyan Ming

Unlearnable examples (UEs) aim to compromise model training by injecting imperceptible perturbations to clean samples. However, existing UE schemes exhibit limited robustness against advanced defenses due to their heuristic design or…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Xianlong Wang , Hangtao Zhang , Wenbo Pan , Ziqi Zhou , Changsong Jiang , Li Zeng , Xiaohua Jia

In recent times deep learning has been widely used for automating various security tasks in Cyber Domains. However, adversaries manipulate data in many situations and diminish the deployed deep learning model's accuracy. One notable example…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2022-10-14 Khondker Fariha Hossain , Alireza Tavakkoli , Shamik Sengupta

High-quality data plays an indispensable role in the era of large models, but the use of unauthorized data for model training greatly damages the interests of data owners. To overcome this threat, several unlearnable methods have been…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-11 Kai Ye , Liangcai Su , Chenxiong Qian

The widespread adoption of generative models such as Stable Diffusion and ChatGPT has made them increasingly attractive targets for malicious exploitation, particularly through data poisoning. Existing poisoning attacks compromising…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Mathias Lundteigen Mohus , Jingyue Li , Zhirong Yang

The $1-N$ generalized Stackelberg game (single-leader multi-follower game) is intricately intertwined with the interaction between a leader and followers (hierarchical interaction) and the interaction among followers (simultaneous…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-12 Jaeyeon Jo , Jihwan Yu , Jinkyoo Park

Federated learning allows multiple clients to collaboratively train a global model with the assistance of a server. However, its distributed nature makes it susceptible to poisoning attacks, where malicious clients can compromise the global…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-30 Wenbin Wang , Qiwen Ma , Zifan Zhang , Yuchen Liu , Zhuqing Liu , Minghong Fang