A Chinese AI-driven data analytics firm, DeepSeek, suffered a significant data leak exposing over one million sensitive records, raising serious concerns about data security and privacy. The leak, caused by a misconfigured cloud storage instance, left the database publicly accessible to anyone with an internet connection. According to cybersecurity researchers at Wiz Research, the exposed information included chat logs, system details, operational metadata, API secrets, and sensitive log streams. DeepSeek acted swiftly to secure the database within less than an hour of notification, but the incident highlights the growing risks associated with improper handling of sensitive AI training data.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes–1000000-sensitive-records