Data hiding is referred to as the art of hiding secret data into a digital cover for covert communication. In this letter, we propose a novel method to disguise data hiding tools, including a data embedding tool and a data extraction tool, as a deep neural network (DNN) with an ordinary task. After training a DNN for both style transfer and data hiding, while the DNN can transfer the style of an image to a target one, it can be also used to hide secret data into a cover image or extract secret data from a stego image by inputting the trigger signal. In other words, the tools of data hiding are hidden to avoid arousing suspicion.
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