Google China Hackers May Have Had Inside Man

Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2010-01-18




Google's original announcement about an attack based in China was almost breathtaking; it was hard to imagine the tech leader, which employs thousands of brilliant people, losing so badly to hackers. But an explanation could be surfacing insofar as a new report's indicated that some Google employees may have helped the hackers.

Google China Hackers May Have Had Inside Man

Reuters - which isn't in the business of spreading baseless rumors - stated this morning, "Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S. search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday."

More specifically, people who actually work for Google in China are said to be under the microscope.

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