Google Warned Senators, Aides Of Hacking Attempts On Personal Emails
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NPR
Google has warned some senators and Senate aides that their personal Google accounts have been targets of attempted hacks backed by foreign governments, the company confirmed on Thursday.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote to Senate leaders on Wednesday that his office has discovered a number of senators and Senate staff members were warned by a major technology company "that their personal email accounts were targeted by foreign government hackers."
A Google spokesman confirmed to NPR that the company showed the warnings, which typically say: "There's a chance this is a false alarm, but we believe we detected government-backed attackers trying to steal your password."
