Cybercriminals are turning to clones of the DeepSeek AI website to try to install malware on your PC. More details here.

Kaspersky is warning LLM users of a new malicious campaign distributing a previously unknown malware, dubbed “BrowserVenom,” through a fake DeepSeek-R1 environment installer. According to ...

Researcher Alarmingly Tricks DeepSeek And Other AIs Into Building Malware by Victor Awogbemila — Monday, March 24, 2025, 04:30 PM EDT Comments ...

Fake DeepSeek websites are popping up and distributing malware The sites are followed by a huge promotion campaign on X The campaign generated more than a million views, experts warn ...

However, the malware, which can evade most antivirus software, did hit some users. Kaspersky has "detected multiple infections in Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, India, Nepal, South Africa, and Egypt." ...

While most mainstream GenAI models have built-in safeguards to prevent misuse, Tenable Research has found that DeepSeek R1 can be tricked into generating malware, raising concerns about the ...

After installing the fake packages, the user's personal information, device data, and so-called environment variables are stolen - they may contain confidential data. The files have been ...

Researchers at Tenable cautioned the findings don't necessarily mark a new era of malware. DeepSeek R1 can "create the basic structure for malware" but needs prompt engineering and its output requires ...

DeepSeek I had to ask DeepSeek itself if it was a national security threat and I’m not surprised that the chatbot skirted the issue and kept the focus on the Chinese government.

The packages, named deepseek and deepseekai, were uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) data repository. PyPI is a popular repository used by Python developers.