Somebody told DeepSeek to build in-browser ransomware and it gleefully complied

The Register
Jul 1, 2026, 3:57 pm130 pts
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. DeepSeek and other LLMs with fewer safety and security controls make theoretical cyberthreats - like browser-only ransomware - much more likely to be used in real-world…

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