The DeepSeek source code reportedly contains evidence that links Volkswagen Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots with Chinese telecom providers banned by the United States. According to a report, a cybersecurity company discovered codes that can send data entered by DeepSeek network clients to China Mobile. The code is reportedly related to the account creation and login process on the Chinese AI chatbot platform. Although it is impossible to confirm that DeepSeek is indeed sending data, researchers cannot rule out this possibility.
DeepSeek code link chat robot to Chinese mobile phone
The Associated Press (AP) report that DeepSeek contains code that may send user login information to Chinese mobile devices. The publication claims it received reports from Canadian-based cybersecurity company Feroot Security. Several independent experts reportedly verified these claims.
It is worth noting that China Mobile was banned from operating in the United States in 2019 due to the connection between telecom operators and the Chinese government, which raised national security issues. In addition, in 2021, the U.S. government imposed sanctions on Americans who invested in the company after discovering evidence of connection with the Chinese military.
The report does not reveal details about the so-called code that connects DeepSeek’s chatbot with telecom operators. However, it discovered the existence of code, allowing AI companies to send login information as well as directly to China Mobile servers.
The cybersecurity company also stressed that the contacts displayed by the exposed code may be more evil than Tiktok, which was briefly banned in the United States for several hours before it was restored.
“Since personal and proprietary information can be exposed, it means much greater. Just like tiktok, but it is higher in scale and more precise. It’s not just sharing entertainment videos. It’s sharing businesses that may include highly personal and sensitive ones. queries and information about information.” Feroot CEO Ivan Tsarynny told the Associated Press.
It is worth noting that the researchers have not yet analyzed DeepSeek’s mobile app, which may contain similar code. DeepSeek’s iOS app has recently stood out in the App Store’s chart on the “Top Free Apps” in the United States.
