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What makes or breaks powerful jailbreak suffixes? 🔓🤖
We find that:
🥷 they work by hijacking the model’s context;
♾ the more universal a suffix is the stronger its hijacking;
⚔️🛡️ utilizing these insights, it is possible to both enhance and mitigate these attacks.
🧵
We find that:
🥷 they work by hijacking the model’s context;
♾ the more universal a suffix is the stronger its hijacking;
⚔️🛡️ utilizing these insights, it is possible to both enhance and mitigate these attacks.
🧵
June 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What makes or breaks powerful jailbreak suffixes? 🔓🤖
We find that:
🥷 they work by hijacking the model’s context;
♾ the more universal a suffix is the stronger its hijacking;
⚔️🛡️ utilizing these insights, it is possible to both enhance and mitigate these attacks.
🧵
We find that:
🥷 they work by hijacking the model’s context;
♾ the more universal a suffix is the stronger its hijacking;
⚔️🛡️ utilizing these insights, it is possible to both enhance and mitigate these attacks.
🧵
Reposted by Mahmood Sharif
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🌍 Help shape the future of SaTML!
We are on the hunt for a 2026 host city - and you could lead the way. Submit a bid to become General Chair of the conference:
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Reposted by Mahmood Sharif
How much can we gaslight dense retrieval models? ⛽💡
In our recent work (w/ @mahmoods01.bsky.social) we thoroughly explore the susceptibility of widely-used models for dense embedding-based text retrieval to search-optimization attacks via corpus poisoning.
🧵 (1/16)
In our recent work (w/ @mahmoods01.bsky.social) we thoroughly explore the susceptibility of widely-used models for dense embedding-based text retrieval to search-optimization attacks via corpus poisoning.
🧵 (1/16)
January 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
How much can we gaslight dense retrieval models? ⛽💡
In our recent work (w/ @mahmoods01.bsky.social) we thoroughly explore the susceptibility of widely-used models for dense embedding-based text retrieval to search-optimization attacks via corpus poisoning.
🧵 (1/16)
In our recent work (w/ @mahmoods01.bsky.social) we thoroughly explore the susceptibility of widely-used models for dense embedding-based text retrieval to search-optimization attacks via corpus poisoning.
🧵 (1/16)
Reposted by Mahmood Sharif
CMU is hiring tenure-track faculty who'd like to do fun and exciting research in computer security and privacy. Please consider applying! www.cylab.cmu.edu/about/hiring...
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November 22, 2024 at 8:39 PM
CMU is hiring tenure-track faculty who'd like to do fun and exciting research in computer security and privacy. Please consider applying! www.cylab.cmu.edu/about/hiring...
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I created a starter pack for researchers who work at the nexus of HCI & cybersecurity / privacy here.
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Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
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November 20, 2024 at 4:22 PM
I created a starter pack for researchers who work at the nexus of HCI & cybersecurity / privacy here.
Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
go.bsky.app/RGsu5jn
Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
go.bsky.app/RGsu5jn