Misuse and incidents

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.

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.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 53 · confidence 97

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

    12 Aug 2026