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We need detailed information on DeepSeek's data collection and processing methods. We are sending an official inquiry via the company’s email address,
a commission spokesperson said The AP is (issuing this) warning because of the serious concerns that there are over DeepSeek's privacy policies ... and the way in which it appears to use personal information,
Chairman Aleid Wolfsen said in a statement DeepSeek and its products and services are not authorized for use with NASA's data and information or on government-issued devices and networks,
We intend to submit our request in writing as early as Friday to obtain information about how DeepSeek handles personal data,
an official from South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission told AFP, without giving further details There are a lot of questions that will need to be answered in time on quality, consumer preferences, data and privacy management,
Husic told national broadcaster ABC I would be very careful about that. These type of issues need to be weighed up carefully,
DeepSeek's AI service is a Chinese product, and its operation involves cross-border transmission and information leakage and other information security concerns, and is a product that jeopardises the country's information security,
Contrary to what was found by the authority, the companies have declared that they do not operate in Italy and that European legislation does not apply to them,
the Italian regulator said Western countries should view the success of DeepSeek's R1 AI model fairly, allowing more people to enjoy the conveniences brought by technological advancement, instead of imposing restrictions,
In general, I think innovation that drives efficiency is a good thing. And, you know, that's what you see in that model,
said Cook, according to Yahoo Finance With very little effort, attackers will be able to make code modifications leading to increased scale and velocity of cyber and fraud attacks,
said Levi Gundert, chief security and intelligence officer at the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future Inc The CNIL's AI department is currently analysing this tool,
a spokesperson for the French watchdog said In order to better understand how this AI system works and the risks in terms of data protection, the CNIL will question the company that offers the DeepSeek chatbot,
The biggest concern is the AI model’s potential data leakage to the Chinese government,
Armis’ CTO Nadir Izrael said We assess with high confidence that the DeepSeek AI Assistant app produces biased outputs that align with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) strategic objectives and narratives and collects user personal information from their device and collects prompt information entered by users and stores this information in China,
the threat advisory reads It’s just a shame that these decisions and frameworks aren’t baked in so that we don’t need to be playing catch-up every time there is a new breakthrough,
The involvement of botnets indicates that professional attackers have entered,
At first, the attacks were SSDP and NTP reflection amplification attacks. On Tuesday, a large number of HTTP proxy attacks were added. Then in early this morning, botnets were observed to have joined the fray. This means that the attacks on DeepSeek have been escalating, with an increasing variety of methods, making defense increasingly difficult and the security challenges faced by DeepSeek more severe,
a security expert from XLab told the Global Times on condition of anonymity Clearly, in the wave of attacks early this morning, hackers have procured professional botnet attack services,
The attack, which forced DeepSeek to disable new user registrations, is believed to be a distributed denial-of-service attack targeting its API and web chat platform. While existing users can still access the platform, this incident raises broader questions about the security of AI-driven platforms and the potential risks they pose to consumers,
read a Forbes report on Tuesday