Company
360 Security Technology
360 Security Technology (formerly Qihoo 360) is a Chinese internet security and AI company headquartered in Beijing, founded by [Zhou…
- Founded
- 2005
- HQ
- Beijing, China
- Status
- active
Overview
360 Security Technology (formerly Qihoo 360) is a Chinese internet security and AI company headquartered in Beijing, founded by Zhou Hongyi and Qi Xiangdong in 2005. The company develops antivirus software (360 Safeguard), browsers, and search engines, and has recently pivoted to AI-powered cybersecurity, developing AI vulnerability-finding systems and advocating for humanoid robot adoption. Listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (601360).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
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Key facts
Chairman & CEO
Zhou Hongyi
President
Qi Xiangdong
Co-Founder
Qi Xiangdong
2025 Revenue
8.69 billion CNY ($1.2B)
Listed
Shanghai Stock Exchange (601360)
Employees
5,273
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Current leadership (2)
- Zhou Hongyi Chairman & CEO & Co-founderreported, not verified
- Qi Xiangdong President & Co-founderreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Zhou Hongyicofounder
- Qi Xiangdongcofounder
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting 360 Security Technology (1)
- Qihoo 360 antivirus tricked into whitelisting malware2024-01-15 · Malfunction
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
360 Security Technology in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is 360 Security Technology?
- 360 Security Technology (formerly Qihoo 360) is a Chinese internet security and AI company headquartered in Beijing, founded by Zhou Hongyi and Qi Xiangdong in 2005. The company develops antivirus software (360 Safeguard), browsers, and search engines, and has recently pivoted to AI-powered cybersecurity, developing AI vulnerability-finding systems and advocating for humanoid robot adoption. Listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (601360).
- What does 360 Security Technology make?
- 360 Security Technology has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. 360 Security Technology builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.
- Where is 360 Security Technology headquartered?
- 360 Security Technology is headquartered in Beijing, China.
- Is 360 Security Technology a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, 360 Security Technology ranks in roughly the top 30% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Are there any incidents involving 360 Security Technology?
- 1 active incident involving 360 Security Technology is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is 360 Security Technology safe?
- 360 Security Technology has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Jan 2024. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for 360 Security Technology.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning 360 Security Technology from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Chinese cybersecurity company claims it’s built a better-than-Mythos bug finder
Qihoo 360, which the US has banned, says it’s needed as a deterrent to weaponized Anthropic models
China's cybersecurity industry needs its own Mythos model, 360 founder warns
360 Security Technology founder Zhou Hongyi warns that China's cybersecurity industry needs its own AI vulnerability-finding model comparable to Anthropic's Mythos.
China's tech leaders urge faster AI, humanoid robot adoption in 'two sessions' proposals
360 Security Technology founder Zhou Hongyi and other Chinese tech leaders urge faster adoption of AI and humanoid robots in proposals at China's two sessions political meetings.
Cybercriminals Trick Qihoo 360 into Whitelisting Malware
Cybercriminals tricked Qihoo 360 into whitelisting their malware by bribing employees of a gaming company, exposing a security bypass in the company's antivirus software.
Qihoo 360 - Wikipedia
Overview of 360 Security Technology (Qihoo 360), a Chinese internet security company founded in 2005 by Zhou Hongyi and Qi Xiangdong, developing antivirus software, browsers, and…
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/qihoo-360/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a3efe0ec-d41a-4818-95a8-54ebbc274ea3
- Revision history: /companies/qihoo-360/history
- Data documentation: /data
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
14.5/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Safety Record
Market Presence
Funding Health
IP Activity
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Hiring Signal
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 8, 2026
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