AML.T0043.004
Insert Backdoor Trigger

MITRE source definition

The adversary may add a perceptual trigger into inference data. The trigger may be imperceptible or non-obvious to humans. This technique is used in conjunction with [Poison AI Model](/techniques/AML.T0018.000) and allows the adversary to produce their desired effect in the target model.

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.M0003 Predictive AI Model Hardening
• AML.M0006 Predictive AI Ensembles
• AML.M0008 Validate AI Model
• AML.M0010 Predictive AI Input Restoration
• AML.M0015 Predictive AI Adversarial Input Detection

MITRE case studies

• AML.CS0013 Backdoor Attack on Deep Learning Models in Mobile Apps · 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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