Multi-Objective Optimal Stealthy Attack on Cyber-Physical Systems

This paper addresses security problems in cyber-physical systems (CPSs). A multi-objective optimal stealthy attack strategy is designed to disrupt the estimation process and degrade the stabilizing performance of the systems simultaneously. First, a feasible region in which the attack sequences rema...

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Main Authors: Yibo Huang, Zhihuan Song, Wei Yu
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10969495/
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description This paper addresses security problems in cyber-physical systems (CPSs). A multi-objective optimal stealthy attack strategy is designed to disrupt the estimation process and degrade the stabilizing performance of the systems simultaneously. First, a feasible region in which the attack sequences remain stealthy is specified. Then, the attack strategy is derived from solving an optimization problem aimed at maximizing the perturbation of CPSs. The paper also outlines an algorithm that demonstrates the implementation of the attack. Finally, a simulation example is presented to illustrate both the stealthiness of the attack and the resulting degradation in system performance.
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spelling doaj-art-c39e194d52864ca2ababffc91f6154b42025-08-20T03:08:14ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113854078541410.1109/ACCESS.2025.356189110969495Multi-Objective Optimal Stealthy Attack on Cyber-Physical SystemsYibo Huang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9163-6850Zhihuan Song1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4098-6479Wei Yu2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9611-5256Huadian Electric Power Research Institute, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaCollege of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaHuadian Electric Power Research Institute, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaThis paper addresses security problems in cyber-physical systems (CPSs). A multi-objective optimal stealthy attack strategy is designed to disrupt the estimation process and degrade the stabilizing performance of the systems simultaneously. First, a feasible region in which the attack sequences remain stealthy is specified. Then, the attack strategy is derived from solving an optimization problem aimed at maximizing the perturbation of CPSs. The paper also outlines an algorithm that demonstrates the implementation of the attack. Finally, a simulation example is presented to illustrate both the stealthiness of the attack and the resulting degradation in system performance.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10969495/Cyber-physical systemscyber securitystate estimationstealthy attack
spellingShingle Yibo Huang
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Multi-Objective Optimal Stealthy Attack on Cyber-Physical Systems
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Cyber-physical systems
cyber security
state estimation
stealthy attack
title Multi-Objective Optimal Stealthy Attack on Cyber-Physical Systems
title_full Multi-Objective Optimal Stealthy Attack on Cyber-Physical Systems
title_fullStr Multi-Objective Optimal Stealthy Attack on Cyber-Physical Systems
title_full_unstemmed Multi-Objective Optimal Stealthy Attack on Cyber-Physical Systems
title_short Multi-Objective Optimal Stealthy Attack on Cyber-Physical Systems
title_sort multi objective optimal stealthy attack on cyber physical systems
topic Cyber-physical systems
cyber security
state estimation
stealthy attack
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10969495/
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