South Korea Suspends DeepSeek AI Downloads Over Privacy Violations

South Korea has formally suspended new downloads of Chinese artificial intelligence AI chatbot DeepSeek in the country until the service makes changes to its mobile apps to comply with data protection regulations. Downloads have been paused as of February 15, 2025, 6:00 p.m. local time, the...

ChatGPT Finds XSS IN DeepSeek AI Python Code

ChatGPT finds cross site scripting issues with DeepSeek code examples. Let the AI fights begin! Summary: On 2025-02-09 ChatGPT AI found "security concern" XSS in DeepSeek's AI python code. Background: Consider the simple coding question Q: Write Python CGI which takes as an argument NAME and...

7,000 Exposed Ollama APIs Leave DeepSeek AI Models Wide Open to Attack

UpGuard discovers exposed Ollama APIs revealing DeepSeek model adoption globally. See where these AI models are running and the security risks involved...

Experts Flag Security, Privacy Risks in DeepSeek AI App

New mobile apps from the Chinese artificial intelligence AI company DeepSeek have remained among the top three "free" downloads for Apple and Google devices since their debut on Jan. 25, 2025. But experts caution that many of DeepSeek's design choices -- such as using hard-coded encryption keys,...

Taiwan Bans DeepSeek AI Over National Security Concerns, Citing Data Leakage Risks

Taiwan has become the latest country to ban government agencies from using Chinese startup DeepSeek's Artificial Intelligence AI platform, citing security risks. "Government agencies and critical infrastructure should not use DeepSeek, because it endangers national information security," accordin...

Analyzing DeepSeek’s System Prompt: Jailbreaking Generative AI

DeepSeek, a disruptive new AI model from China, has shaken the market, sparking both excitement and controversy. While it has gained attention for its capabilities, it also raises pressing security concerns. Allegations have surfaced about its training data, with claims that it may have leveraged...

Italy Bans Chinese DeepSeek AI Over Data Privacy and Ethical Concerns

Italy's data protection watchdog has blocked Chinese artificial intelligence AI firm DeepSeek's service within the country, citing a lack of information on its use of users' personal data. The development comes days after the authority, the Garante, sent a series of questions to DeepSeek, asking...

DeepSeek AI Leaks Over a Million Chat Logs and Sensitive Data Online

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, exposed sensitive data by leaving a database open. Wiz Research found chat logs, keys, and backend details accessible...

DeepSeek AI Database Exposed: Over 1 Million Log Lines, Secret Keys Leaked

Buzzy Chinese artificial intelligence AI startup DeepSeek, which has had a meteoric rise in popularity in recent days, left one of its databases exposed on the internet, which could have allowed malicious actors to gain access to sensitive data. The ClickHouse database "allows full control over...

DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China

Amid ongoing fears over TikTok, Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek says it’s sending heaps of US user data straight to its home country, potentially setting the stage for greater scrutiny...

Researchers Uncover Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in DeepSeek and Claude AI

Details have emerged about a now-patched security flaw in the DeepSeek artificial intelligence AI chatbot that, if successfully exploited, could permit a bad actor to take control of a victim's account by means of a prompt injection attack. Security researcher Johann Rehberger, who has chronicled...