New York-based cybersecurity firm Wiz has discovered sensitive data from the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek that was accidentally exposed on the internet.
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In a blog post, Wiz reported that scans of DeepSeek’s infrastructure revealed over a million unsecured data lines. This data contained digital software keys and chat logs that recorded user prompts sent to the company’s free AI assistant.
Source: Wiz
Wiz’s chief technology officer said DeepSeek quickly secured the data after his firm alerted them.
“They took it down in less than an hour,” Ami Luttwak said. “But this was so simple to find we believe we’re not the only ones who found it.”
DeepSeek did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
DeepSeek’s rapid success with its AI assistant has excited China while worrying the U.S. The company’s ability to compete with OpenAI at a lower cost raises concerns about the profitability of American AI giants like Nvidia and Microsoft.
By Monday, it surpassed ChatGPT in downloads on Apple’s App Store, leading to a global decline in tech stocks.