Paper Info
Title
Four-scanning attack on hierarchical digital watermarking method for image tamper detection and recovery
Abstract
In a recent paper presented by Lin et al., a block-based hierarchical watermarking algorithm for digital images is proposed. It adopts parity check and the intensity-relation check to conduct the experiment of image tamper detection. Their experimental results indicate that the precision of tamper detection and localization is 99.6% and 100% after level-2 and level-3 inspections, respectively. The proposed attacks demonstrate that this watermarking algorithm is fundamentally flawed in that the attacker can tamper a watermarked image easily without being detected. In this paper, a four-scanning attack aimed to Lin et al.'s watermarking method is presented to create tampered images. Furthermore, in case they use encryption to protect their 3-tuple-watermark, we proposed a blind attack to tamper watermarked images without being detected. Experimental results are given to support and enhance our conclusions, and demonstrate that our attacks are successful in tampering watermarked images.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1016/j.patcog.2007.06.003
Pattern Recognition
Keywords
Field
DocType
watermarking algorithm,parity check,intensity-relation check,watermarked image,digital image,hierarchical digital watermarking method,proposed attack,block-based hierarchical watermarking algorithm,blind attack,four-scanning attack,digital watermark
Watermarking attack,Computer vision,Parity bit,Digital watermarking,Image sensor,Pattern recognition,Information protection policy,Image processing,Digital image,Encryption,Artificial intelligence,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
41
2
Pattern Recognition
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
44
1.57
21
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chin Chen Chang17849725.95
Yi-Hsuan Fan21175.51
Wei-Liang Tai373336.91