{"id":1533,"date":"2025-02-05T13:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:04:03","slug":"massive-deepseek-data-leak-exposes-sensitive-info-for-over-1-million-users-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/massive-deepseek-data-leak-exposes-sensitive-info-for-over-1-million-users-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive DeepSeek data leak exposes sensitive info for over 1 million users \u2014 what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DeepSeek&#8217;s troubles continue to persist as the discredited AI app suffered a mass data leak, exposing the sensitive records of over one million users.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers accessed a publicly accessible database belonging to DeepSeek which allowed full control over database operations \u2013 including the ability to access internal data.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/best-picks\/best-vpn\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/best-picks\/best-vpn\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/best-picks\/best-vpn\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-custom-tracking-id=\"3448171806873049303\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-label=\"best VPNs\">best VPNs<\/a>\u00a0are often seen as an effective protector against privacy and security risks, but they will struggle to mitigate the dangers of DeepSeek.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first cybersecurity attack DeepSeek has suffered, falling\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/ai\/deepseek-experiences-outages-and-large-scale-malicious-attacks-amid-overwhelming-popularity\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/ai\/deepseek-experiences-outages-and-large-scale-malicious-attacks-amid-overwhelming-popularity\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/ai\/deepseek-experiences-outages-and-large-scale-malicious-attacks-amid-overwhelming-popularity\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-custom-tracking-id=\"1356567546965971538\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-label=\"victim to a large-scale attack\">victim to a large-scale attack<\/a>\u00a0just a week after it launched. Experts have expressed serious concerns over DeepSeek&#8217;s privacy and security practices, and many have asked\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/online-security\/is-deepseek-safe-to-use\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/online-security\/is-deepseek-safe-to-use\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/online-security\/is-deepseek-safe-to-use\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-custom-tracking-id=\"1168002327458595531\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-label=\"if DeepSeek is safe to use\">if DeepSeek is safe to use<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DeepSeek has now been banned by numerous countries and organizations, and the latest data leak simply reinforces the dangers the app poses.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"one-million-users-affected-3\">One million users affected<\/h2>\n<p>Following DeepSeek&#8217;s rapid rise in popularity, cloud security company\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wiz.io\/blog\/wiz-research-uncovers-exposed-deepseek-database-leak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.wiz.io\/blog\/wiz-research-uncovers-exposed-deepseek-database-leak\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-custom-tracking-id=\"5084201243135998618\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-label=\"Wiz investigated\">Wiz investigated<\/a>\u00a0the app&#8217;s security credentials and looked to identify any potential vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Two databases were exposed with over one million lines of log streams containing chat history, API Keys, backend details, and other highly sensitive information was uncovered.<\/p>\n<p>More critically, the exposure allowed for full database control and potential privilege escalation within the DeepSeek environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/online-security\/one-million-sensitive-records-exposed-in-mass-deepseek-data-leak\">Read the Full Story\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Tom&#8217;s Guide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeepSeek&#8217;s troubles continue to persist as the discredited AI app suffered a mass data leak, exposing the sensitive records of over one million users. 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