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Baidu Claims Hackers Tried to Steal Self-Driving-Car Secrets
Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. says a group of "hackers for hire" tried to steal the company’s autonomous car technology.
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Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. says a group of "hackers for hire" tried to steal the company’s autonomous car technology.
Baidu believes a third-party organization contracted the hackers but doesn’t know who is responsible, Ma Jie, who heads the company’s cybersecurity, tells Bloomberg News. He offered no further details.
The Beijing-based company, which has been described as the Google of China, has beefed up its cybersecurity efforts in response to the attempted theft. This includes partnering with other Chinese tech firms such as Alibaba and Tencent, and working with students at Tsinghua University and other so-called “white hat” hackers to identify and protect against potential cyber vulnerabilities.
Baidu has said it plans to introduce autonomous vehicles in 10 Chinese cities by the end of the decade and begin mass production of such vehicles within five years thereafter. It formed a partnership with chipmaker Nvidia Corp. last year to develop a cloud-based operating platform for self-driving cars.
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