Google is blaming computer hackers in China for a high-tech ruse that broke into the personal Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including senior US government officials, military personnel and political activists.
The breach marks the second time in 17 months that Google has publicly identified China as the home base for a scheme aimed at hijacking information stored on Google's vast network of computers.
This round of attacks is not believed to be tied to a more sophisticated assault originating from China in late 2009 and early last year.
That intrusion went after some of Google's trade secrets and triggered a high-profile battle with China's Communist government over online censorship that has made it more difficult for the company to do business in the world's most populous country. More...
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