The recent DeepSeek security breach has once again highlighted the significant vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence (AI) systems and raises alarming questions about where the exposed data may have ended up.

Shortly after DeepSeek's release, security researchers uncovered extensive vulnerabilities in the system's infrastructure. Publicly exposed sensitive user data and proprietary information like this often makes its way to the Dark Web — a thriving underground market where stolen data is routinely traded, sold, and exploited.