DeepSeek halts new signups amid “large-scale” cyberattack

DeepSeek halts new signups amid “large-scale” cyberattack
Summary: Chinese AI platform DeepSeek has suspended new registrations on its DeepSeek-V3 chat platform due to a large-scale cyberattack. This comes after DeepSeek gained traction by releasing an AI model that reportedly rivals those of US tech giants, prompting significant media attention and scrutiny. The attack is believed to be a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) aimed at destabilizing their services.

Affected: DeepSeek AI platform

Keypoints :

  • DeepSeek disabled new registrations to combat ongoing DDoS attack affecting its API and Web Chat services.
  • The platform recently surpassed ChatGPT as the top downloaded app on the Apple App Store.
  • Cybersecurity firm KELA reported vulnerabilities in DeepSeek’s AI model, allowing it to generate malicious outputs.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/deepseek-halts-new-signups-amid-large-scale-cyberattack/

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