PYMNTS.com February 11, 2025
A cybersecurity company says its research has unearthed serious threats from upstart AI model DeepSeek.
Calling the artificial intelligence (AI) model a “Pandora’s box” of risks, AppSOC on Tuesday (Feb. 11) released findings from tests the company said showed a series of failures.
“The DeepSeek-R1 model underwent rigorous testing using AppSOC’s AI Security Platform,” the company wrote on its blog. “Through a combination of automated static analysis, dynamic tests, and red-teaming techniques, the model was put through scenarios that mimic real-world attacks and security stress tests. The results were alarming.”
For example, the tests found that DeepSeek made it easy for users to generate viruses and malware. The model showed a 98.8% failure rate when testers asked it to create...
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