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# Attacking LLM Detectors with Homoglyph-Based Attacks


- **Date:** Friday, Sep 25, 2026
- **Time:** 15:00–17:00 (120 min)
- **Room:** Stage 13
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

This session explores an attack vector, homoglyph-based attacks, that effectively evades state-of-the-art AI-generated text detectors.

We'll begin by explaining the idea behind homoglyphs, characters that look similar but are encoded differently. You'll learn how these can be used to manipulate tokenization and evade detection systems. We'll cover the mechanisms of how homoglyphs alter text representation, discuss their impact on existing LLM detectors, present a comprehensive evaluation of their effectiveness against various detection methods, and see how we can protect detectors against these attacks.

Join us for an immersive exploration and stay ahead of evolving threats!

## Speaker

### [Aldan Creo](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@aldan-creo)

MS @ UC San Diego


## Related talks at this congress

- [The Things Your AI Isn't Telling You](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1710-the-things-your-ai) — Desmond Lamptey
- [Red Teaming Your LLM App -- A Hands-On Threat Model You Can Reuse](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1428-red-teaming-your-llm) — Saloni Garg
- [The Era of Machine-Driven Defense is Here: Headless Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1951-the-era-of-machine) — Loris Degioanni
- [Managing Abuse in the Era of AI Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1869-managing-abuse-in) — Eli-Shaoul Khedouri

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