Viral '$1M ARR DeepSeek hacking' story debunked as hilariously untrue
rez0__ · x · 2026-11-05
Security researcher rez0 flagged a viral story as fake: it claimed a non-technical person used $250 in credits with a 'DeepSeek 4.1v' model to gain database-level access to 19 companies, extorted $5k each under threat of disclosure, and hit $1M ARR in two weeks plus consulting offers.
rez0 called it 'hilariously untrue'—the story stitches together a nonexistent model version with implausible hacking-and-extortion details. Amusing as a meme, not a real case study.
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