Security News > 2020 > January > DEF CON China Conference Postponed Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The second edition of the DEF CON China hacking conference has been put on hold as the country is fighting the coronavirus outbreak.
The outbreak is prompting China to put several cities in lockdown.
The DEF CON China 2.0 conference is one of the events impacted by the health scare.
"China has announced a six-month hold on events like ours as part of the effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak. We regret inconveniencing any of you. Know that we are committed to holding the event once it's safe to do so," an announcement on the conference's website reads.
While China's health authorities said that the virus outbreak has killed 106 people and infected 4,515 in China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the disease is not spreading through human-to-human contact in the U.S. and the risk to the public is currently still considered low.