Deepsek Source Code Reportedly Contains Evidence that Links The Popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbot with a chinese telecommunication provider that was banned in the us. According to a report, a cybersecurity firm has uncovered codes that count be used to send data entred on Deepsek's web client to china mobile. The code is reported to the account creation and login process on the chinese ai chatbot platform. While it could not be confirmed that Deepsek is indeed sending data, the reserchers was also not able to remove to rule out the possibility.
Deepsek Code Links Chatbot to China Mobile
The Associate Press (AP) Reported That Deepsek Contains Code that could potentially sent user login information to china mobile. The Publication Claimed that it received a report about the code from the canda-based cybersecurity firm ferim ferroot security. Multiple Independent Experts Reportedly Verified These Claims.
Notably, China mobile was banned from operating in the us in 2019 after the government raised National Security Concerns due to the link Between the Telecom Operator and the Chinese Government. Additional, in 2021, the US government also put sanctions on American investment in the company after finding evidence of its links with the chinese military.
The report did not reveal details about the alleged code that links Deepsek's chatbot with the telecom operator. However, it discovered the presence of code that enables the ai firm to send login information as well as queries directly to China Mobile's servers.
The cybersecurity firm also highlighted that the exposed code shows a connection
“The implications of this are significant Larger Because Personal and Proprietary Information Could Be Exposed. It's like tiktok but at a much Grander scale and with more precision. It's not just sharing entertainment videos. It's sharing Queries and Information that Cold Include Highly Personal and Sensitive Business Information, “Ivan Tsaryny, CEO of Feroot Told AP.
Notably, The Researchers Have Not Analysed The Mobile App of Deepsek, Which Cold also contain Similar code. The iOS app of Deepsek recently topped the app store's “Top free apps” chart in the US overtaking openai.