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OWASP Risks Atlasby Jer Catallo

Issue Details

Misinformation

llm09-2025 • Rank #9 in OWASP 2025

Explanation

Misinformation risk arises when confident but inaccurate model output is presented as reliable fact, leading to poor decisions or unsafe actions. Attackers can intentionally steer outputs through adversarial context and deceptive prompts. Without grounding and verification, misinformation can propagate quickly through automated workflows.

Remedy

Ground responses in trusted sources, require citation-aware workflows, and implement verification checkpoints for high-impact content. Display uncertainty indicators and avoid presenting probabilistic output as deterministic truth. Monitor and evaluate misinformation patterns continuously to improve safeguards.

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2025#9llm09-2025 - Misinformation