AI startup DeepSeek pauses signups amid cyber incident | TechCrunch
Jan 27, 2025 - techcrunch.com
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has temporarily paused new user signups due to a cyberattack, as reported by CNBC. Existing users remain unaffected and can continue accessing their accounts. This development follows the recent release of DeepSeek's open-source R1 model, which has generated significant excitement in the AI community. The company claims that its reasoning model outperforms OpenAI's o1 on several benchmarks.
In addition to the R1 model, DeepSeek has introduced a new image model family. The app's popularity has surged, reaching 2.6 million downloads, with 1 million downloads occurring last Friday alone, according to Appfigures. TechCrunch has reached out to DeepSeek for further comments on the situation.
Key takeaways:
DeepSeek has paused new user signups due to a cyberattack, but existing users can still access their accounts.
The company recently released its open-source R1 model, which has generated significant excitement in the AI industry.
DeepSeek claims its R1 model outperforms OpenAI's o1 on multiple benchmarks.
The DeepSeek app reached 2.6 million downloads, with 1 million downloads occurring last Friday alone.
