DeepSeek source code can send data to Chinese company that America banned in 2019; called more dangerous than Tiktok

Security researchers have discovered computer code on the website of Chinese AI company DeepSeek, whose chatbot recently became the most downloaded app in the US, that could potentially send user login information to China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications company barred from operating in the United States. The code, found within the chatbot’s web login page, connects to infrastructure owned by China Mobile and appears to be part of the account creation and login process. The code linking DeepSeek to one of China Mobile was first discovered by Feroot Security, a Canadian cybersecurity company, which shared its findings with news agency The Associated Press (AP).