AML.T0043.001
Black-Box Optimization

MITRE source definition

In Black-Box attacks, the adversary has black-box (i.e. [AI Model Inference API Access](/techniques/AML.T0040) via API access) access to the target model. With black-box attacks, the adversary may be using an API that the victim is monitoring. These attacks are generally less effective and require more inferences than [White-Box Optimization](/techniques/AML.T0043.000) attacks, but they require much less access.

Source modified 2026-05-27. Reproduced from the pinned ATLAS release; inline technique links resolve to local reference pages.

Parent, sub-techniques and ATT&CK references

• AML.T0043 Craft Adversarial Data — parent

Source-backed defensive context

MITRE mitigations

• AML.M0002 Predictive AI Output Obfuscation
• AML.M0003 Predictive AI Model Hardening
• AML.M0004 Limit AI Service Query Volume and Rate
• AML.M0006 Predictive AI Ensembles
• AML.M0010 Predictive AI Input Restoration
• AML.M0015 Predictive AI Adversarial Input Detection
• AML.M0019 Control Access to AI Models and Data in Production

MITRE case studies

• AML.CS0001 Botnet Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA) Detection Evasion · Exercise
• AML.CS0011 Microsoft Edge AI Evasion · Exercise

These are explicit source relationships, not independently reproduced incidents or validated detection coverage.

Simulation and telemetry boundary

This is a technique reference page, not a runnable simulation. No ATLAS-specific telemetry mapping, local attack execution or detector validation is asserted. MITRE maturity describes its source evidence, not a 1200km lab result.

For broader context—not technique-specific control mappings—see AI Security, AI Security Course, and detection-validation methodology.

Provenance and attribution

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