Cybersecurity Dive February 5, 2025
The Trump administration is scrutinizing the AI app, Italy and Taiwan have banned it, and companies have blocked it.
Employees attempting to use a company device to access Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s wildly popular artificial intelligence app could inadvertently be exposing their organization to threats such as cyberespionage, experts warned.
A major red flag, they say, is DeepSeek’s terms of service, which states that user data is stored on servers in China and governed under Chinese law, which mandates cooperation with the country’s intelligence agencies.
The Chinese government has long been accused of engaging in espionage campaigns to advance goals such as stealing intellectual property from Western organizations or gathering geopolitical intelligence. It has consistently denied the allegations.
“China is...
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