Cyber firm reports DeepSeek’s sensitive data exposed online

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Hassan Khan

Cyber firm reports DeepSeek's sensitive data exposed online

A New York-based cybersecurity firm, Wiz, has discovered that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek inadvertently exposed a vast amount of sensitive data on the open internet.

According to a blog post published Wednesday, Wiz’s scans revealed that DeepSeek had left over a million lines of unsecured data accessible online. The exposed information included digital software keys and chat logs capturing user prompts sent to DeepSeek’s free AI assistant.

Read More: Liang Wenfeng, the founder and CEO of DeepSeek

Wiz’s Chief Technology Officer, Ami Luttwak, stated that DeepSeek acted swiftly after being alerted, securing the data within an hour. However, he warned that the exposure was so easy to find that others may have already accessed the information.

DeepSeek has not yet responded to requests for comment.

The company’s rapid rise has generated excitement in China while raising concerns in the U.S. DeepSeek’s ability to rival OpenAI at a lower cost has sparked questions about the long-term viability of American AI giants like Nvidia and Microsoft.

By Monday, DeepSeek had surpassed OpenAI’s ChatGPT in downloads on Apple’s App Store, leading to a global selloff in tech stocks.

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