Researchers have discovered security vulnerabilities in DeepSeek-R1’s Chain of Thought (CoT) reasoning system within AI, potentially allowing for the creation of sophisticated malware and convincing phishing campaigns. The deep transparency of the system reveals potential methods for attackers to bypass security measures. To mitigate these vulnerabilities, researchers recommend filtering out tags from responses and implementing additional validation layers and monitoring systems in production environments.
Living-Off-the-Land (LOTL) Attacks: Exploiting What’s Already There
LOTL (Living-Off-the-Land) attacks are a cybersecurity threat where attackers use legitimate system tools to execute malicious operations without deploying external malware. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
