Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 6-K

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of June 2015

Commission File Number: 001-35109

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Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd.

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3/F, Building #2, 6 Jiuxianqiao Road

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015

People’s Republic of China

(86-10) 5878-1000

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd.


	By:		/s/ Alex Zuoli Xu
	Name:		Alex Zuoli Xu
	Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 19, 2015

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description

Exhibit 99.1		Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Qihoo 360 Announces Formation of Independent Special Committee
to Consider "Going Private" Proposal

BEIJING, June 19, 2015 -- Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ("Qihoo 360" or the "Company") (QIHU), a leading Internet company in China, today announced that its board of directors (the "Board") has formed a special committee consisting of three independent, disinterested directors, Dr. Eric Chen, Dr. Jianwen Liao and Dr. Ming Huang, to consider the previously announced non-binding "going private" proposal that the Board received on June 17, 2015. Dr. Eric Chen will chair the special committee. The special committee has retained Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as its U.S. legal counsel, and intends to retain an independent financial advisor in due course, to assist it in this process.

The Board cautions the Company's shareholders and others considering trading the Company's securities that the Board has just received the proposal letter and has not had an opportunity to carefully review and evaluate the proposal or make any decision with respect to the Company's response to the proposal. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made, that any definitive agreement will be executed relating to the proposed transaction or that this or any other transaction will be approved or consummated. The Company does not undertake any obligation to provide any updates with respect to this or any other transaction, except as required under applicable law.

About Qihoo 360

Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (QIHU) is a leading Internet company in China. The Company is also the number one provider of Internet and mobile security products in China as measured by its user base, according to iResearch. Qihoo 360 also provides users with secure access points to the Internet via its market-leading web browsers and application stores. The Company has built one of the largest open Internet platforms in China and monetizes its massive user base primarily through online advertising and through Internet value-added services on its open platform.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as "will," "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates" and similar statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and assumptions about Qihoo 360 and the proposal. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of the press release, and Qihoo 360 undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although Qihoo 360 believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties faced by Qihoo 360 is included in Qihoo 360's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F dated April 27, 2015.