{"data":{"id":"be3219f3-b584-4922-8f4d-c1d139181ccb","title":"DHS bans DeepSeek products across US federal civilian agencies","summary":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is ordering federal civilian agencies to stop using DeepSeek products, including affiliates' products and third-party products built on DeepSeek technology, and to remove them from government systems. The order is based on concerns that the Chinese government could access DeepSeek infrastructure and user data, citing a February 2025 NowSecure report on vulnerabilities in the DeepSeek iOS app. Agencies may request exceptions within 60 days of the order's issuance, and CISA will approve or deny them.","solution":"Agencies must immediately exclude covered products from procurement, including approved-product lists and purchasing marketplaces, and immediately remove covered products from agency IT systems or seek an exception. Exception requests must be submitted within 60 days of the order's issuance, explaining the justification and proposed risk mitigations.","labels":["policy","security"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dhs-bans-deepseek-products-across-us-federal-civilian-agencies/","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T14:19:05.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"info","attackType":[],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedPackageNames":null,"affectedPackageRefs":null,"affectedVendors":[],"affectedVendorsRaw":["DeepSeek"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-5-5","classifierPromptVersion":"v4","summaryPromptVersion":"v2","headline":null,"headlinePromptVersion":null,"cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"epssCheckedAt":null,"kevDateAdded":null,"advisoryAliases":null,"affectedPackagesSource":null,"affectedPackagesCheckedAt":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-10-20T14:19:05.000Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["confidentiality"],"aiComponentTargeted":null,"llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.9,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}