DeepSeek AI faces global restrictions and cyberattacks
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, reportedly faced restrictions in multiple countries and experienced a surge in cyberattacks. The U.S. military reportedly warned against downloading or using the system, while other nations reportedly imposed usage limits, and security experts reported that attack traffic originated from IP addresses in the United States.
What happened
Multiple countries reportedly imposed restrictions on the use of DeepSeek.
The U.S. Military reportedly issued a warning against downloading, installing, or using the DeepSeek model in any form.
DeepSeek reportedly experienced a surge in malicious cyberattacks, with network security experts reporting that the attack traffic originated from IP addresses in the United States.
Reported impact
The restrictions affected the availability and deployment of DeepSeek across multiple jurisdictions.
Security firm 360 announced it would provide security services to DeepSeek at no cost.
Governance controls
Security service providers responded to support DeepSeek's defense against the attacks.
Classification
Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.