The Guarantor for the protection of personal data has decided to block deepseeka software of relational artificial intelligence Developed by two Chinese companies, Hangzhou Deepseek Artificial Intelligence and Beijing Deepseek Artificial Intelligence.
The decision, adopted with immediate effect, aims to protect sensitive data of Italian users. This provision comes after the guarantor judged insufficient The response provided by Chinese companies to a previous request for clarifications.
Although companies have declared not to operate in Italy and not to be subject to European regulations, the Italian authority has started an investigation. Recently introduced on the global market, Deepseek quickly has gain popularitywith millions of downloads in a few days. However the application was removed From the digital stores of Apple and Google in Italy, anticipating the official block. Access to the software website will also soon be banned.
A serious vulnerability in the system has been detected
At the same time a group of American researchers from Wiz has identified one serious vulnerability in the system. The bug, which was subsequently correct, would have exposed millions of sensitive data, including chat chronologies, access information and bees credentials.
The flaw was linked to a database called Clickhouseremotely accessible without authentication. This could have allowed the attackers to obtain privileges within the Deepseek environment, exfiltrate password and even access files directly from the servers.
Although the company has solved the problem after being notified, it is not yet clear whether the data have been used by cybercriminal. The security experts underlined the importance of adopting rigorous standards for the management of sensitive data, comparable to those requested from public cloud suppliers.
Meanwhile, Deepseek ended up under the magnifying glass of NewsGuardan organization that monitors online disinformation. The software was compared with ten other artificial intelligence systems, demonstrating disappointing performance: it provided Inted answers in 83% of cases and dispelled false statements only in 17%.
Sam Altman, CEO of Openai and Creator of Chatgpt, minimized the importance of Deepseek, defining him An “overrated” product. The story recalls the temporary block of chatgpt in Italy in 2023demonstrating how crucial to balance innovation and data protection.