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Digital Twin Security Threats

Defensive analysis of digital-twin attack surfaces, failure modes, indicators, consequences, and controls.

TAXONOMY

DTSEC Threat Matrix

Sixteen defensive categories connecting digital and physical attack surfaces.

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THREAT

Telemetry Spoofing in Digital Twin Systems

False or altered measurements are presented as legitimate telemetry.

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Sensor Impersonation

An unauthorized source assumes the identity or role of an expected sensor.

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Twin Impersonation

A service or actor falsely presents itself as an authorized digital twin instance.

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Digital Twin State Desynchronization

Physical and digital state diverge beyond the limits accepted for the twin’s purpose.

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Digital Twin Model Poisoning

A model or its learning process is corrupted to produce systematically untrustworthy behavior.

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Model Parameter Manipulation

Security-sensitive parameters are changed outside the approved engineering process.

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Digital Twin API Compromise

An API is abused or compromised to access, alter, or invoke twin capabilities without intended authority.

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Digital Twin Command Manipulation

A command, recommendation, policy, or control value is altered or issued outside intended authority.

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Digital Twin Supply-Chain Compromise

A supplier, dependency, update, firmware image, model artifact, or integration introduces unauthorized capability or loss of assurance.

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