Aug 25 2026

Taiwanese researchers TeamT5 report Chinese state-affiliated hacking groups more than doubled attack frequency after adopting DeepSeek, favoring it for its capability and near-absent safety guardrails.

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Named groups Grimfengxi, Huapi and Teleboyi used the model across reconnaissance, vulnerability analysis and exploit-code generation; researchers also found a shared drive showing a ten-person startup selling hacking tools built on it to at least four attack groups for $44,500 to $74,000 each.

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