Formula One driver Charles Leclerc appears among athletes whose brainwave information was accessed through FocusCalm training headbands. Journalist Pablo Torre and Hunterbrook Media reported that a Chinese government official obtained software data from the devices used by elite competitors. The investigation names tennis players Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek alongside skier Mikaela Shiffrin and NFL player Logan Ryan as affected users.
BrainCo manufactures the headsets and maintains connections to organizations linked with the Chinese Communist Party. The company relocated operations to China and holds a valuation of 1.3 billion dollars. Reports suggest the stolen neural data could support military applications and advanced soldier development programs. Manchester City football players and Italian Olympic team members also appear in the probe examining privacy violations across multiple sports.
BrainCo manufactures the headsets and maintains connections to organizations linked with the Chinese Communist Party. The company relocated operations to China and holds a valuation of 1.3 billion dollars. Reports suggest the stolen neural data could support military applications and advanced soldier development programs. Manchester City football players and Italian Olympic team members also appear in the probe examining privacy violations across multiple sports.
