机器人的攻击:从一个妥协的在线MSM调查的教训。

IF 2.2 4区 医学 Q3 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Abson Madola, Michael DeWitt, Jennifer Wenner, Candice Joy McNeil
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摘要

使用金钱激励的匿名在线调查是了解性网络和风险因素(包括态度、性行为和性行为)的重要工具。然而,这些调查很容易受到试图利用这种激励的机器人的攻击。我们在北卡罗来纳州的选定地点通过二维码进行了一项面对面的有限受众调查,以评估男男性行为者中地理定位应用程序的使用情况,以表征应用程序使用对感染风险和行为的作用。这项调查意外地发布在社交媒体平台上,并迅速传播开来。对重复回答、自由文本长度和人口统计学一致性进行描述性统计。在2022年8月至2023年3月期间,我们收到了4709份回复。在6个月的时间里,只有13个回应被记录下来,直到一个急剧的高峰出现:在一个小时内记录了500多个回应,在一天内记录了2000多个回应。尽管自由文本回答通常非常复杂,但许多选择题的回答在内部是不一致的。为了保护数据质量,所有在线调查都必须采用防御性技术,如响应时间验证、逻辑检查和IP筛选。随着大型语言模型的兴起,机器人攻击对开放式问题的复杂回答对研究的完整性构成了越来越大的威胁。
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Attack of the bots: Lessons from a compromised online MSM survey.

Attack of the bots: Lessons from a compromised online MSM survey.

Attack of the bots: Lessons from a compromised online MSM survey.

Anonymous online surveys using financial incentives are an essential tool for understanding sexual networks and risk factors including attitudes, sexual behaviors, and practices. However, these surveys are vulnerable to bots attempting to exploit the incentive. We deployed an in-person, limited audience survey via QR code at select locations in North Carolina to assess geolocation application use among men who have sex with men to characterize the role of app usage on infection risk and behavior. The survey was unexpectedly posted on a social media platform and went viral. Descriptive statistics were performed on repeat responses, free-text length, and demographic consistency. Between August 2022 and March 2023, we received 4,709 responses. Only 13 responses were recorded over a 6-month period until a sharp spike occurred: over 500 responses were recorded in a single hour and over 2,000 in a single day. Although free-text responses were often remarkably sophisticated, many multiple-choice responses were internally inconsistent. To protect data quality, all online surveys must incorporate defensive techniques such as response time validation, logic checks, and IP screening. With the rise of large language models, bot attacks with sophisticated responses to open-ended questions pose a growing threat to the integrity of research studies.

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Epidemiology and Infection
Epidemiology and Infection 医学-传染病学
CiteScore
4.10
自引率
2.40%
发文量
366
审稿时长
3-6 weeks
期刊介绍: Epidemiology & Infection publishes original reports and reviews on all aspects of infection in humans and animals. Particular emphasis is given to the epidemiology, prevention and control of infectious diseases. The scope covers the zoonoses, outbreaks, food hygiene, vaccine studies, statistics and the clinical, social and public-health aspects of infectious disease, as well as some tropical infections. It has become the key international periodical in which to find the latest reports on recently discovered infections and new technology. For those concerned with policy and planning for the control of infections, the papers on mathematical modelling of epidemics caused by historical, current and emergent infections are of particular value.
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