Hide&Seek: Remove Image Watermarks with Negligible Cost via Pixel-wise Reconstruction
arXiv:2603.01067v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Watermarking has emerged as a key defense against the misuse of machine-generated images (MGIs). Yet the robustness of these protections remains underexplored. To reveal the limits of SOTA proactive image watermarking defenses, we propose HIDE&SEE...
arXiv:2603.01067v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Watermarking has emerged as a key defense against the misuse of machine-generated images (MGIs). Yet the robustness of these protections remains underexplored. To reveal the limits of SOTA proactive image watermarking defenses, we propose HIDE&SEEK (HS), a suite of versatile and cost-effective attacks that reliably remove embedded watermarks while preserving high visual fidelity.