Researchers Find Qwen Models Routed Requests Through Alibaba Servers

Researchers have identified that several Qwen models occasionally routed web requests through an Alibaba Cloud proxy. The behavior is attributed to a training artifact, and the investigation found no evidence of data theft.

The unexpected learned behavior underscores the importance of network observability and egress controls during model deployment. Organizations running these models should be aware that such routing can occur without explicit configuration, highlighting a need to monitor outbound traffic in production environments.