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DeepSeek’s Malware-Generation Capabilities Put to Test

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DeepSeek’s Malware-Generation Capabilities Put to Test 2025-03-13 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers have analyzed the ability of the Chinese gen-AI DeepSeek to create malware such as ransomware and keyloggers. The post DeepSeek’s Malware-Generation Capabilities Put to Test appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this […]

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Beware of DeepSeek Hype: It’s a Breeding Ground for Scammers

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Beware of DeepSeek Hype: It’s a Breeding Ground for Scammers 2025-03-12 at 16:41 By Stu Sjouwerman Exploiting trust in the DeepSeek brand, scammers attempt to harvest personal information or steal user credentials. The post Beware of DeepSeek Hype: It’s a Breeding Ground for Scammers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Downloads of DeepSeek’s AI Apps Paused in South Korea Over Privacy Concerns

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Downloads of DeepSeek’s AI Apps Paused in South Korea Over Privacy Concerns 2025-02-17 at 13:33 By Associated Press DeepSeek has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns. The post Downloads of DeepSeek’s AI Apps Paused in South Korea Over Privacy Concerns appeared

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DeepSeek Exposes Major Cybersecurity Blind Spot

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DeepSeek Exposes Major Cybersecurity Blind Spot 2025-02-13 at 17:31 By Torsten George Millions of uninformed users have flocked to DeepSeek and share personal information without considering security or privacy risks. The post DeepSeek Exposes Major Cybersecurity Blind Spot appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this

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House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices

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House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices 2025-02-06 at 22:16 By Associated Press A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices. The post House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices appeared

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Fake DeepSeek Sites Used for Credential Phishing, Crypto Theft, Scams

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Fake DeepSeek Sites Used for Credential Phishing, Crypto Theft, Scams 2025-02-06 at 13:26 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers see dozens of fake DeepSeek websites used for credential phishing, cryptocurrency theft, and scams. The post Fake DeepSeek Sites Used for Credential Phishing, Crypto Theft, Scams appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Researchers Link DeepSeek’s Blockbuster Chatbot to Chinese Telecom Banned From Doing Business in US

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Researchers Link DeepSeek’s Blockbuster Chatbot to Chinese Telecom Banned From Doing Business in US 2025-02-05 at 23:47 By Associated Press DeepSeek has computer code that could send some user login information to China Mobile. The post Researchers Link DeepSeek’s Blockbuster Chatbot to Chinese Telecom Banned From Doing Business in US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Developers Targeted With Malware Disguised as DeepSeek Package

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Developers Targeted With Malware Disguised as DeepSeek Package 2025-02-04 at 14:03 By Eduard Kovacs Python developers looking to integrate DeepSeek into their projects were targeted with malicious packages delivered through PyPI. The post Developers Targeted With Malware Disguised as DeepSeek Package appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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DeepSeek Compared to ChatGPT, Gemini in AI Jailbreak Test

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DeepSeek Compared to ChatGPT, Gemini in AI Jailbreak Test 2025-02-04 at 12:03 By Eduard Kovacs DeepSeek’s susceptibility to jailbreaks has been compared by Cisco to other popular AI models, including from Meta, OpenAI and Google. The post DeepSeek Compared to ChatGPT, Gemini in AI Jailbreak Test appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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DeepSeek’s popularity exploited to push malicious packages via PyPI

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DeepSeek’s popularity exploited to push malicious packages via PyPI 2025-02-03 at 15:33 By Zeljka Zorz Two malicious packages leveraging the DeepSeek name have been published to the Python Package Index (PyPI) package repository, and in the 30 minutes or so they were up, they have been downloaded 36 times. The malicious packages The attack started

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DeepSeek Security: System Prompt Jailbreak, Details Emerge on Cyberattacks

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DeepSeek Security: System Prompt Jailbreak, Details Emerge on Cyberattacks 2025-02-03 at 14:04 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers found a jailbreak method that exposed DeepSeek’s system prompt, while others have analyzed the DDoS attacks aimed at the new gen-AI. The post DeepSeek Security: System Prompt Jailbreak, Details Emerge on Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Texas Governor Orders Ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for Government Devices

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Texas Governor Orders Ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for Government Devices 2025-02-01 at 13:18 By Associated Press “Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps,” Abbott said. The post Texas Governor Orders Ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for Government Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Italy Blocks Access to the Chinese AI Application DeepSeek to Protect Users’ Data

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Italy Blocks Access to the Chinese AI Application DeepSeek to Protect Users’ Data 2025-01-31 at 17:04 By Associated Press Italy’s data protection authority expressed dissatisfaction with DeepSeek’s response to its query about what personal data is collected, where it is stored and how users are notified. The post Italy Blocks Access to the Chinese AI

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AI Jailbreaks Target ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Alibaba Qwen

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AI Jailbreaks Target ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Alibaba Qwen 2025-01-31 at 13:19 By Eduard Kovacs Different research teams have demonstrated jailbreaks against ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Alibaba’s Qwen AI models. The post AI Jailbreaks Target ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Alibaba Qwen appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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Unprotected DeepSeek Database Exposed Chats, Other Sensitive Information

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Unprotected DeepSeek Database Exposed Chats, Other Sensitive Information 2025-01-30 at 13:03 By Eduard Kovacs An unprotected database belonging to Chinese AI company DeepSeek exposed highly sensitive information, including chat history, secret keys, and backend data. The post Unprotected DeepSeek Database Exposed Chats, Other Sensitive Information appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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DeepSeek’s popularity exploited by malware peddlers, scammers

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DeepSeek’s popularity exploited by malware peddlers, scammers 2025-01-29 at 15:18 By Zeljka Zorz As US-based AI companies struggle with the news that the recently released Chinese-made open source DeepSeek-R1 reasoning model performs as well as theirs for a fraction of the cost, users are rushing to try out DeepSeek’s AI tool. In the process, they

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DeepSeek Blames Disruption on Cyberattack as Vulnerabilities Emerge

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DeepSeek Blames Disruption on Cyberattack as Vulnerabilities Emerge 2025-01-28 at 14:48 By Eduard Kovacs China’s DeepSeek blamed sign-up disruptions on a cyberattack as researchers started finding vulnerabilities in the R1 AI model. The post DeepSeek Blames Disruption on Cyberattack as Vulnerabilities Emerge appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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