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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sarah Parvini

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says it was hit with 'large-scale malicious attacks'

Switzerland Davos - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyber attack on Monday that disrupted users' ability to register on the site.

The company, whose artificial intelligence chatbot has sent the tech world into a frenzy, said that it had suffered “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services. Registered users could log in normally, DeepSeek said.

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