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Google alerts users to suspected state-sponsored attacks | Google alerts users to suspected state-sponsored attacks |
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Google has introduced an alert system that warns users it believes may be the subject of state-sponsored attacks. | Google has introduced an alert system that warns users it believes may be the subject of state-sponsored attacks. |
The US firm says it will bring up a banner highlighting the danger when users are logged into their Google Account. | The US firm says it will bring up a banner highlighting the danger when users are logged into their Google Account. |
An attached link will suggest actions to protect their data from being hijacked such as the use of tougher passwords and suggested system updates. | An attached link will suggest actions to protect their data from being hijacked such as the use of tougher passwords and suggested system updates. |
The search company would not reveal exactly what would trigger the alerts. | The search company would not reveal exactly what would trigger the alerts. |
It only said that it would be based on the belief that a user might have become the target of malware or phishing - requests for some of their personal details from a party pretending to be a trustworthy source. | It only said that it would be based on the belief that a user might have become the target of malware or phishing - requests for some of their personal details from a party pretending to be a trustworthy source. |
"You might ask how we know this activity is state-sponsored," wrote Eric Grosse, Google's vice-president of security engineering on its blog. | "You might ask how we know this activity is state-sponsored," wrote Eric Grosse, Google's vice-president of security engineering on its blog. |
"We can't go into the details without giving away information that would be helpful to these bad actors, but our detailed analysis - as well as victim reports - strongly suggests the involvement of states or groups that are state-sponsored." | "We can't go into the details without giving away information that would be helpful to these bad actors, but our detailed analysis - as well as victim reports - strongly suggests the involvement of states or groups that are state-sponsored." |
A recent report by Reporters Without Borders flagged up several instances of what it said were state-backed attacks over the previous year. | A recent report by Reporters Without Borders flagged up several instances of what it said were state-backed attacks over the previous year. |
It said one case involved users in Belarus who had tried to log into a local social network but were redirected by their internet service provider to sites containing malware. | It said one case involved users in Belarus who had tried to log into a local social network but were redirected by their internet service provider to sites containing malware. |
It added that attempts to "phish" for social network usernames and passwords had been reported in Syria and Iran. | It added that attempts to "phish" for social network usernames and passwords had been reported in Syria and Iran. |
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