A new cybersecurity threat has emerged, where a fake AI assistant named DeepSeek-R1 is being used to distribute malware and steal user data. Discovered by researchers at Kaspersky, this malicious software impersonates a legitimate Chinese large language model (LLM) called DeepSeek, a known AI tool that operates offline.The fraudulent campaign is primarily spread through fake websites and paid Google ads. When users click on the links, they are redirected to […]