Experts from the cybersecurity company Kelahan have discovered that the artificial intelligence tool DeepSeek has a vulnerability that allows it to be manipulated to generate malware. This situation has raised alarms in the tech community, as this platform has also been the subject of cyberattacks.
Forbes has reported that DeepSeek avoids answering sensitive questions related to issues concerning the Chinese government, raising concerns that there might be pressure to share information with that government. The ease with which protections of the DeepSeek model can be bypassed and its ability to create harmful content have raised serious doubts about its responsible use.
For its part, Kela pointed out that "there are reasoning pathways that become evident to detect and exploit weaknesses," which reinforces concerns about the malicious use of this tool. As a result, DeepSeek has faced criticism and warnings from cybersecurity experts, who have cautioned about the risk of it being altered to develop malicious software such as ransomware.
In reaction to these findings, incidents such as a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the platform have been recorded, forcing a temporary suspension of new user registrations. These events have generated concern in the technology industry, as they highlight the fragility of this tool against potential attacks and its potential to be used for malicious purposes.
