AI ‘Skeleton Key’ attack found by Microsoft could expose personal, financial data
Aside from being wary about which AI services you use, there are other steps organizations can take to protect against having data exposed.
Microsoft researchers recently uncovered a new form of “jailbreak” attack they’re calling a “Skeleton Key” that’s capable of removing the protections that keep generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems from outputting dangerous and sensitive data.
According to a Microsoft Security blog post, the Skeleton Key attack works by simply prompting a generative AI model with text asking it to augment its encoded security features.
In one example given by the researchers, an AI model is asked to generate a recipe for a “Molotov Cocktail” — a simple firebomb popularized during World War II — and the model refused, citing safety guidelines.
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Author: Tristan Greene
