Cyberattack on DeepSeek, including brute-force assault, started in US: Chinese state media

A massive cyberattack targeted at China’s AI start-up DeepSeek in recent days originated in the US, according to China’s state broadcaster.

The cyberattack on DeepSeek started on January 3 and reached a peak on Monday and Tuesday with a massive brute-force attack from US IP addresses, said Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with China’s state broadcaster CCTV, on Wednesday.