South Korea Temporarily Bans DeepSeek for Employees

South Korea's Industry Ministry Temporarily Bans Access to DeepSeek on Security Concerns, Official Says
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's industry ministry has temporarily banned employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday, as the government urges caution on generative AI services.
South Korea blocks access to DeepSeek from government devices
South Korea’s defence, foreign and trade ministries have restricted officials’ access to the service on government computers, Yonhap News reported, citing multiple sources it did not identify.
South Korea Temporarily Bans DeepSeek for Employees on Security Concerns
The development comes a day after India's Ministry of Finance urged its employees to stop using apps such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek R1, citing data privacy concerns.
South Korea's industry ministry temporarily bans DeepSeek on security concerns, official says
South Korea's industry ministry has temporarily banned employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday, as the government urges caution on generative AI services.
South Korea's industry ministry temporarily bans access to DeepSeek on security concerns
South Korea’s industry ministry has temporarily banned employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday (Feb 5), as the government urges caution on generative AI services.
South Korea Defence Ministry Blocks Access to DeepSeek on Military Use Computers, Official Says
South Korea's defence ministry has blocked access to the DeepSeek artificial intelligence tool on ministry computers used for military purposes, an official said on Thursday. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Himani Sarkar) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
South Korea ministries block DeepSeek's access
South Korea's defence and trade ministries have restricted access to DeepSeek's work computers after concerns about data management practices. Following an inquiry from the data watchdog, military and trade agencies temporarily blocked the AI startup.
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