DeepSeek, an app by ByteDance, sends data, including encrypted information, to servers located in China, leading to concerns over privacy breaches. After security firm Wiz found a publicly accessible database containing sensitive user data, US lawmakers are pushing to ban DeepSeek from government devices. They fear the Chinese Communist Party might have a backdoor into the service for accessing private American data.
Apple Removed Apps Infested With Screen Reading Malware
Kaspersky reported the discovery of “SparkCat” malware in some iOS apps. Apple subsequently removed 11 infested apps from the App Store and found another 89