The code for DeepSeek, an impressive artificial intelligence model made in China that stunned Silicon Valley and quickly became one of the most downloaded apps in the U.S., has hidden code that can send user information to the Chinese government, according to security experts.
Researchers at Feroot Security, a Canada-based cyber firm, examined the browser-based version of DeepSeek and said they uncovered encrypted portions of code capable of sending user data to CMPassport.com, the online registry for China Mobile, a state telecom company that’s been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and is considered a national security concern by U.S. regulators.
