DeepSeek
CompanyChinese AI company developing open-weight large language models. Referenced in incidents involving model security vulnerabilities and data governance concerns related to open-weight model distribution.
Entity Summary
- Entity ID
- ENT-DEEPSEEK
- Type
- Threat Actor · Company
- Region
- China
- Roles
- Developer Deployer Threat Actor
- Sectors
- Technology
- Incidents
- 2
- First Incident
- 2025
- Last Incident
- 2025-01
- Official Site
- deepseek.com (opens in new tab)
Incident Activity
Incidents Involved as Developer/Deployer (2)
| Incident ID | Title | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-25-0003 | DeepSeek R1 Data Exposure and International Bans Over Privacy and Security Concerns | high | 2025-01 |
| INC-26-0012 | Chinese AI Labs Conduct Industrial-Scale Distillation Attacks Against Claude | critical | 2025 |
Incidents as Threat Actor (1)
| Incident ID | Title | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-26-0012 | Chinese AI Labs Conduct Industrial-Scale Distillation Attacks Against Claude | critical | 2025 |
Context & Analysis
DeepSeek appears in 2 documented incidents spanning 2025 to January 2025. 100% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Privacy & Surveillance (1 incident). The most common pattern is Model Inversion & Data Extraction, appearing in 4 incidents.
Threat Domains
Top Threat Patterns
Severity Distribution
Frequently Asked Questions
What AI incidents involve DeepSeek, and what role did it play?
DeepSeek appeared as developer in 1 incident; deployer in 2 incidents; threat actor in 1 incident. Key incidents include: INC-25-0003 DeepSeek R1 Data Exposure and International Bans Over Privacy and Security Concerns (high severity, 2025-01) ; INC-26-0012 Chinese AI Labs Conduct Industrial-Scale Distillation Attacks Against Claude (critical severity, 2025) .
Which AI threat patterns involve DeepSeek?
DeepSeek's incidents involve Model Inversion & Data Extraction , Mass Surveillance Amplification , AI Supply Chain Attack . These are part of a taxonomy of 48 patterns across 8 domains.
Use in Retrieval
DeepSeek (ENT-DEEPSEEK) is documented at /entities/deepseek/ as
a threat actor in the TopAIThreats.com database.
Chinese AI company developing open-weight large language models. Referenced in incidents involving model security vulnerabilities and data governance concerns related to open-weight model distribution. Incidents span 2 domains: Privacy & Surveillance, Security & Cyber.
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