Google.cn will be shutting down

In Mid december, google detected an attack which was originated from China. This attack was not just on google. During the investigation, they found out that other 20 big companies including the internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors- were also the target of the attackers. Google is now in the process of telling those big companies of the attack.

Google found out that the attackers want to access the Gmail account of Chinese human rights activists but based on their investigation, google concluded that the attackers did not meet their objective. According to google that only two gmail account to have been accessed but that only have limited account information such as the account created.

Google said that they found out the US, China, and Europe-based gmail accounts are the supportors of Chinese human rights activists. Their account have been accessed usually through phishing, scams and other malware programs.

In this way, google may be pulling out the google.cn because of the incident.

Google also gave an advice to install reliable anti-virus software programs to protect against phishing, scams and malicious viruses to protect your identities.

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