DeepSeek database exposure leaks chat logs and other sensitive data
Security firm Wiz discovered sensitive data, including chat logs, leaking from an exposed DeepSeek database. The South Korean government also moved to look into the personal data leak, and the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) sent DeepSeek a formal inquiry. A leak of users' personal information was later confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- DeepSeek
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of sensitive data including chat logs, and of users' personal information
- Cause / method
- Exposed database
- Location
- Other countries
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Timeline
- Wiz disclosed that it had discovered sensitive data, including chat logs, leaking from an exposed DeepSeek database.
- The South Korean government moved to look into the DeepSeek personal data leak issue.
- It was reported that the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) had sent DeepSeek a formal inquiry about the personal data leak.
- It was reported that a leak of DeepSeek users' personal information had been confirmed.
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