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LLMscope reveals physical vulnerabilities in edge AI chips via optical probing

LLMscope demonstrates that large language model (LLM) assets such as embeddings and attention states can be extracted from edge AI chips during inference using laser voltage imaging. This exposes new physical side-channel attack risks as model parameters are repeatedly processed on-chip.

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-08-26T03:06:12+00:00 Detected 2026-08-27T05:21:23+00:00
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LLMscope demonstrates that large language model (LLM) assets such as embeddings and attention states can be extracted from edge AI chips during inference using laser voltage imaging. This exposes new physical side-channel attack risks as model parameters are repeatedly processed on-chip.

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The move of LLM inference to edge AI accelerators introduces new physical vulnerabilities. During execution, model parameters and intermediate inference states are repeatedly loaded into and processed on the chip, making them suscep- tible to physical side-channel attacks. In this work, by deploying laser voltage...

As LLM inference moves to edge devices, protecting model confidentiality becomes more challenging due to physical vulnerabilities. Understanding these risks is crucial for securing AI accelerators against side-channel attacks.

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