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Threat Actors Exploiting DeepSeek’s Popularity To Deploy Malware

The artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is being exploited by cyber attackers who are using phishing websites to spread malware in its name. Security experts noted a surge in malicious activities following the release of DeepSeek’s open-source inference model, DeepSeek-R1, which surpassed OpenAI’s GPT-o1 and gained global attention. The fraudulent websites imitate DeepSeek’s official site to trick users into downloading malware targeting financial applications.

Source: cybersecuritynews.com –

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