Citation Silencing
Type: technique
Description: The adversary forces AI to avoid using citations, thus silencing security mechanisms that rely on.
Version: 0.1.0
Created At: 2025-07-23 10:23:39 -0400
Last Modified At: 2025-07-23 10:23:39 -0400
External References
- Phantom References in Microsoft Copilot., Zenity Labs
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- <-- Citation Manipulation (technique): An adjacent technique which also includes adversary control over citations.
- <-- Microsoft Copilot Purview Audit Log Evasion and DLP Bypass (procedure): The adversary explicitly tells Copilot to not show any references to the fetched documents.