Google warns Gmail users of 'state-sponsored' hacks
Google began warning users today of its Gmail online email services when it suspects they may be targets of "state-sponsored" attacks.
It was the second time in the last two weeks that Google has deployed security-related alerts to a small fraction of those who use its services.
But the company was coy about how it knows whether a specific individual has been targeted by attacks paid for or designed by governments. "You might ask how we know this activity is state-sponsored," said Eric Grosse, Google's vice president of security engineering, in a Tuesday blog. "We can't go into the details without giving away information that would be helpful to these bad actors."
