arXiv (Computer Science - Cryptography and Security) • 2h
Evaluating Jailbreaking Vulnerabilities in Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, GPT-4o mini, and Claude 3.5 Against NERC Standards
Research indicates that LLM-integrated smart grid assistants are highly susceptible to prompt-based jailbreaking, specifically targeting NERC Reliability Standards (EOP, TOP, and CIP). Using advanced adversarial methodologies such as DeepInception (63.17% ASR) and BitBypass, authorized users can bypass safety alignments to elicit dangerous operational guidance. The study benchmarks major models, revealing that Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is most vulnerable (55.04% ASR), while Claude 3.5 Haiku showed total resistance. This creates a critical risk where LLM-driven decision support could lead to regulatory non-compliance and physical grid instability through insider-driven manipulation.