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DeepSeek leaves chat histories and keys in exposed database

Wiz researchers found a publicly accessible DeepSeek ClickHouse database with full database control and more than one million log lines containing chat histories, secret keys and backend details.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM53confidence 97/100

Why it moved the index

The exposed production database provided direct evidence that rapid AI-service deployment had outpaced basic security controls, compromising sensitive user and operational data. DeepSeek secured the exposure after disclosure, limiting continued harm.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 53 · confidence 97

    New January 2025 verified AI-service security incident with no durable collision.

    12 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “DeepSeek leaves chat histories and keys in exposed database” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 53 and confidence 97 out of 100 in the misuse and incidents category.

  2. The DoomBench assessment of “DeepSeek leaves chat histories and keys in exposed database” is based on reporting from Wiz Research and records the editorial rationale, source quality, attribution, and revision history.

  3. DoomBench summarizes “DeepSeek leaves chat histories and keys in exposed database” as follows: Wiz researchers found a publicly accessible DeepSeek ClickHouse database with full database control and more than one million log lines...

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