San Francisco - Google Inc reported hijacking attempt on thousands of Gmail e-mail account that allegedly carried out of China. Google said in a report submitted to the United States bureau of investigation or the FBI, allegedly from Chinese hackers trying to steal passwords senior American government officials, Chinese activists, including journalists.
From the results of the search company based in California, the hackers tried to break into the security of your Gmail account in Jinan City, capital of East China's Shandong Province. Jinan is one of six posts reconnaissance bureau owned People's Liberation Army in China.
In the forward his, the American government is still working with Google to find out the invasion of Internet-based Chinese hackers allegedly committed. According to Google, attempted hijacking a Gmail account is not the first time ever.
The company is now led by its founder, Larry Page, has several times detect the theft of password attempts. In particular, since last year when the Chinese Government banned the Google operating in that country being perceived as 'spy' American.
"We find there are attempts to collect user passwords through phishing," Google said in a statement. "The goal seemed to monitor the activities of the user's e-mail."
Some Gmail accounts are trying to 'taken out' is owned by senior officials of the Government of the United States and several Asian countries, like South Korea, Chinese political activists, and journalists.
According to the Head Office of Security Technology from telecommunications company BT, Bruce Schneier, a cyber attack from China is starting rampant in recent years. "This is not an act of the Government of China, but the person who received government permission," he said.
Regarding the allegation of an electronic mail account of South Korean officials will be burglarized Chinese hackers, a spokesman for South Korea's presidential office said that the government is not affected by the problem. "We've been reminded that the entire secret message does not use public e-mail service, like Gmail," he said.
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