Google Warning Gmail Users About State-Sponsored Attacks

Trailrunner7 writes "Google, whose users have been frequent targets of suspected attacks by foreign governments, is deploying a new warning system for users who may be victims of those kinds of attacks. The new system is in addition to existing warnings that Google will show Gmail users when their accounts may have been accessed by attackers. Gmail users have been on the receiving end of a number of known attacks, including the infamous Google Aurora attack that has been blamed on China. Part of that operation was aimed at a specific subset of Gmail users, including Chinese dissidents and journalists. Now, Google says it will warn users about exactly that kind of activity."

Re:Google thinks texting is secure???

[Dan541]

Crap, I know practically nothing about crypto and can punch holes in Googles stuff. ;

Thanks for the pointer. We would never have guessed.