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HipoCap classifies threats into 14 categories (S1-S14) covering all major attack vectors. This reference guide explains each category with examples.

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Quick Reference

CategoryNameDescription
S1Violent CrimesContent promoting or describing violent acts
S2Non-Violent CrimesContent promoting illegal activities (fraud, theft, etc.)
S3Sex-Related CrimesContent related to sexual crimes or exploitation
S4Child Sexual ExploitationContent involving minors in sexual contexts
S5DefamationContent that defames or harms reputation
S6Specialized AdviceDangerous specialized advice (medical, legal, financial)
S7PrivacyContent violating privacy or containing personal information
S8Intellectual PropertyContent violating copyright or intellectual property
S9Indiscriminate WeaponsContent about weapons of mass destruction
S10HateContent promoting hate speech or discrimination
S11Suicide & Self-HarmContent promoting self-harm or suicide
S12Sexual ContentInappropriate sexual content
S13ElectionsContent manipulating or interfering with elections
S14Code Interpreter AbuseAttempts to abuse code execution capabilities

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Detailed Categories

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S1: Violent Crimes

Content promoting or describing violent acts. Examples:
  • Instructions for violence
  • Threats of harm
  • Physical assault descriptions
  • Terrorism-related content
Example attack: 
"How to build a bomb" or "Instructions for attacking someone"

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S2: Non-Violent Crimes

Content promoting illegal activities that don’t involve violence. Examples:
  • Fraud schemes
  • Theft instructions
  • Hacking guides
  • Identity theft
  • Financial crimes
Example attack: 
"How to commit credit card fraud" or "Stealing personal information"
Content related to sexual crimes or exploitation. Examples:
  • Sexual assault content
  • Non-consensual sexual content
  • Sexual exploitation
Example attack: 
Content describing non-consensual sexual acts

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S4: Child Sexual Exploitation

Content involving minors in sexual contexts. Examples:
  • Child exploitation material
  • Grooming content
  • Any sexual content involving minors
Example attack: 
Content that sexualizes minors

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S5: Defamation

Content that defames or harms reputation. Examples:
  • False accusations
  • Character assassination
  • Libelous content
Example attack: 
"John Doe is a criminal" (without evidence)

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S6: Specialized Advice

Content providing dangerous specialized advice. Examples:
  • Medical advice (diagnosis, treatment)
  • Legal advice (specific legal guidance)
  • Financial advice (investment recommendations)
Example attack: 
"You should take this medication" or "Invest all your money in this stock"

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S7: Privacy

Content violating privacy or containing sensitive information. Examples:
  • Sensitive keyword exposure
  • Privacy violations
  • Unauthorized data sharing
  • PII exposure
Example attack: 
Sharing sensitive keywords or private information

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S8: Intellectual Property

Content violating copyright or intellectual property. Examples:
  • Copyright infringement
  • Trademark violations
  • Patent violations
  • Plagiarism
Example attack: 
Reproducing copyrighted material without permission

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S9: Indiscriminate Weapons

Content about weapons of mass destruction. Examples:
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Biological weapons
  • Chemical weapons
  • Instructions for creating WMDs
Example attack: 
"How to build a nuclear weapon"

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S10: Hate

Content promoting hate speech or discrimination. Examples:
  • Racism
  • Sexism
  • Religious discrimination
  • Homophobia
  • Transphobia
Example attack: 
Content promoting discrimination against protected groups

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S11: Suicide & Self-Harm

Content promoting self-harm or suicide. Examples:
  • Suicide instructions
  • Self-harm encouragement
  • Methods for self-harm
Example attack: 
"How to commit suicide" or encouraging self-harm

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S12: Sexual Content

Inappropriate sexual content. Examples:
  • Explicit sexual material
  • Pornographic content
  • Sexual content in inappropriate contexts
Example attack: 
Explicit sexual descriptions or pornographic material

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S13: Elections

Content manipulating or interfering with elections. Examples:
  • Voter suppression
  • Election fraud instructions
  • Misinformation about elections
  • Interference with democratic processes
Example attack: 
"How to rig an election" or spreading false election information

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S14: Code Interpreter Abuse

Attempts to abuse code execution capabilities. Examples:
  • Malicious code execution
  • System access attempts
  • Code injection
  • Exploitation of code interpreters
Example attack: 
"Execute this code to access the database" or code injection attempts

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Technical Indicators

In addition to threat categories, HipoCap also detects technical indicators:
  • instruction_injection - Direct injection of instructions
  • contextual_blending - Blending malicious content with legitimate content
  • function_call_attempt - Attempts to trigger function calls
  • hidden_instructions - Instructions hidden in content

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Attack Patterns

HipoCap identifies common attack patterns:
  • Contextual Blending - Malicious content blended with legitimate content
  • Instruction Injection - Direct injection of malicious instructions
  • Function Call Attempt - Attempts to trigger unauthorized function calls

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Severity Levels

Threats are assigned severity levels:
  • Safe - No threats detected
  • Low - Minor concerns, may require review
  • Medium - Significant concerns, likely should be blocked
  • High - Serious threats, should be blocked
  • Critical - Severe threats, must be blocked

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Viewing Threat Detection Results

Threat detection results are available in:
  1. Dashboard: View blocked/allowed functions with threat indicators
  2. Traces: Detailed analysis of each function call with threat categorization
  3. API Response: Threat indicators included in analyze() response
Example: 
result = client.analyze(
    function_name="search_web",
    function_result={"query": "confidential data"},
    user_query="Please search for confidential information",
    policy_key="default"
)

if result.get("threat_indicators"):
    print(f"Threats detected: {result['threat_indicators']}")
    # Example output: ["S7", "function_call_attempt", "instruction_injection"]

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Policy Configuration

You can configure how each threat category is handled in your governance policies: 
{
  "severity_rules": {
    "S1": {
      "action": "BLOCK",
      "severity_threshold": "low"
    },
    "S7": {
      "action": "BLOCK",
      "severity_threshold": "medium"
    }
  }
}

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Best Practices

  1. Block Critical Categories - Always block S1, S3, S4, S9, S11
  2. Customize by Function - Different functions may need different rules
  3. Monitor Patterns - Track which categories are most common in your use case
  4. Regular Updates - Keep threat detection rules updated
  5. Review Blocked Content - Regularly review blocked attempts to tune policies

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Next Steps