Somebody told DeepSeek to build in-browser ransomware and it gleefully complied
'The original incomplete DeepSeek sample can be transformed into a fully functional attack with minimal effort,' Check Point researcher tells The Reg
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); Security Somebody told DeepSeek to build in-browser ransomware and it gleefully complied 'The original incomplete DeepSeek sample can be transformed into a fully functional attack with minimal effort,' Check Point researcher tells The Reg Jessica Lyons Jessica Lyons Published wed 1 Jul 2026 // 20:57 UTC You can't ask most models to help you make "ransomware" directly, but many will be more than willing if you give them the right prompt.
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