To defend against “large-scale malicious attacks” DeepSeek enacted service disruptions while stopping new account sign-ups.
The Chinese messaging app issued an online notice disclosing that only users with phone numbers starting with +86 could complete future account setups.
In the notice, DeepSeek said: The recent period of “large-scale malicious attacks” forced DeepSeek to restrict its online services. The registration process is now restricted to users who have +86 phone numbers while service continuity remains the priority. The current user login system remains operational for established users of the platform.
Users can now register to the service with a notice warning that “registration might be busy” so they should retry later.
The current user base continuing to experience uninterrupted access to service while security difficulties persist. DeepSeek updated their status page to show ongoing technical problems during the morning of Monday while users endured a chaotic service day for its advanced AI platform.
Changes in DeepSeek come at a critical moment regarding its recent intensive expansion
DeepSeek established itself as a major threat to AI dominance efforts since its rapid market success. The app’s open-source AI model currently faces significant apprehension from American Big Tech corporations alongside its burgeoning user base.
DeepSeek excels because it generates high-performance AI capabilities across entry-level hardware while outclassing renowned competitors including ChatGPT from OpenAI with its more affordable price point.
On Monday investor disbelief following this essential distinction triggered extensive value declines across major US technology companies. The arrival of competition like DeepSeek will likely increase the frequency of disruptive events in the technology sector observers predict.
Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory firm deVere Group, commented: The advancements of Chinese artificial intelligence technology start to reduce America’s ability to use trade barriers for retaining worldwide leadership position.
Power dynamics have transformed so Washington needs to realize it cannot continue making Beijing adhere to its previous dominance. This emerging reality expects to affect investors alongside policymakers through widespread changes.
Modern society points toward AI as its pivotal technology while the drive to attain AI dominance determines worldwide market dynamics until the next century.
Green explained how emerging areas and sectors not commonly associated with AI development now show promise to claim dominance in this field.
Introduction of new technology competitors has eliminated standard tech giants’ automatic championship potential. The attention needs to move towards industries and areas which bring new disruptive developments. AI represents only one part of the critical infrastructure ecosystem because we must include the protective measures required to support its infrastructure.
These developments appear during an escalating AI rivalry between China and the United States throughout the domains of technology advancements.
Beijing’s AI industry maintains impressive growth through substantial governmental finance accompanied by expanding networks of emerging tech start-ups.
Modern tools like DeepSeek indicate the technology domain has transitioned towards a more balanced field between Silicon Valley and other competitors. US firms sustained their position as technology leaders by using semiconductor innovations developed domestically through their domestic producer NVIDIA.
China employs superior hardware-delivery methods to generate AI capabilities matching those of advanced systems which represent a major shift in technology development. During this international AI innovation acceleration DeepSeek faces system development challenges which show that aggressive expansion brings many complications.
