On September 16, The Wall Street Journal disclosed that Zhengzhou Zhirong Network Technology Company used AI technology to organize stolen foreign government classified data and sold intelligence to the Chinese public (Public Security) organs, involving secrets of countries such as Russia, the Philippines, Pakistan, and the Vatican.
According to internal materials obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the data held by ZRON covers Russian diplomatic cables, meeting preparation documents between Philippine officials and the U.S. National Security Council, classified meeting minutes from the Pakistani Prime Minister's Office, and Vatican diplomatic communications.
According to The Wall Street Journal, ZRON built an analytics dashboard that integrates public information and private data, introducing large models such as Alibaba and DeepSeek, which can automatically generate intelligence reports and organize event timelines, improving the readability and practicality of intelligence products.
According to internal chat records obtained by The Wall Street Journal, ZRON's sales team is active in provinces across northeast, east and south China, with public security organs as its main clients; Western intelligence officials say the company belongs to an interconnected network of Chinese hackers.