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Google has begun warning some users of its Gmail service that theiraccounts may have been targets of "state-sponsoredattacks." An announcement on Google's Online Security blog doesn't detail whothe Internet giant suspects of ordering the attacks on the popularemail service, but several Gmail users in China reported receivingwarning messages, including employees at dissident artist Ai Weiwei's studio, McClatchyNewspapers' Beijing bureau chief Tom Lasseter and TIME Beijing reporter Chengcheng Jiang . Eric Grosse, a Google vice president of security engineering, wrote that the company "can t go into the details without givingaway information that would be helpful to these bad actors, but ourdetailed analysis as well as victim reports strongly suggestthe involvement of states or groups that arestate-sponsored." The announcement comes just days after Google announced a new feature for users in China that highlights sensitive search terms thatcould cause their connection to be disrupted. While the tooldoesn't explicitly spell out that the disruptions are due toChina's system of online censorship, the implicationsweren't lost on Chinese Internet users. ( MORE: Axis of Suppression: China, Facebook and Iran, Says Google'sSergey Brin ) Google's new warning of "state-sponsored attacks"echoes claims it made in 2010, when it cited attacks on the email accounts of human rights activists in China as one ofthe reasons it was dropping its policy of complying with Chinesecensorship demands. Those attacks, however, were aimed atGoogle's infrastructure, while the latest effort appears tobe phishing or malware schemes designed to steal users'passwords. "These warnings are not being shown becauseGoogle s internal systems have been compromised or because of aparticular attack," Grosse wrote. While Google did not single out China in the warnings, thecompany's latest move will likely further undermine itsrelations with the Chinese government. Following its 2010 decisionto stop censoring results according to Chinese demands, Google hasseen its share of the Chinese Internet search market declinesignificantly. Searches through Google.cn are now difficult becausea huge list of sensitive words can trigger disrupted connections.Baidu, a domestic Chinese Internet giant, censors its own searchengine, so while users may not see some results, their connectionis far less likely to be interrupted by the Great Firewall. It now holds a dominant share of the Chinese search market, earning revenues last year of $2.3billion, an increase of 83.2% from the previous year. ( MORE: Google Calls Out China for Slowing Down Access to Gmail, OtherServices ). We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Sheet Metal Bending , CNC Precision Machining Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Precision Milling Machined Parts.
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