DeepSeek limits new sign-ups after large-scale cyber-attack
DeepSeek restricted new registrations after being hit by a large-scale cyber-attack. The service disruption occurred as users flocked to the platform and its AI chatbot climbed to the top of app store rankings.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- DeepSeek
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- New registrations restricted and service disrupted
- Cause / method
- Large-scale cyber-attack
- Location
- China
Timeline
- DeepSeek's cyber-attack came to light amid a surge of users.
- DeepSeek said it was limiting new registrations owing to a large-scale malicious cyber-attack.
- New registrations on DeepSeek remained unavailable.
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