McAfee: 'Amateur' malware not used in Google attacks
A misstep by McAfee security researchers apparently helped confuse the security research community about the hackers who targeted Google and many other major corporations in cyber attacks last year.
Read more..Microsoft will not change China operations, official says
The company will continue to support free expression but not change its business in China, according to a senior manager.
Read more..Google's China decision ignores conventional wisdom
Google's decision to stop censoring search engine results in China, announced in a blog posting Monday, flies in the face of common wisdom when it comes to doing business in the country.
Read more..Chinese attacks like the one against Google are on pace to double this year
Expert curious that such attacks (Chinese) by other governments have not been sighted, given that they can be effective ways to glean information. That may be because they don't do it, or they do it in ways that are more stealthy, or perhaps they mask what they do behind Chinese IP addresses, he said.
Read more..At Black Hat, a search for the best response to China
Google's revelation last month that attacks out of China resulted in the theft of some of its data drew attention to the broader question at the Black Hat conference here over what can be done to the villains.
Read more..Google, IP struggles fuel US business concerns in China
Recent intellectual property rules that could block foreign companies from winning Chinese government contracts, followed by Google's threat this month to leave China due to hacking and censorship, have put a spotlight on the tough regulations often faced by U.S. companies in China.
Read more..Chinese human rights sites hit by DDoS attack
Five Web sites run by Chinese human rights activists were attacked by hackers over the weekend, as a separate row continued between Google and China over political cyberattacks.
Read more..Microsoft patches IE, admits it knew of bug last August
As Microsoft patched the Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability that was used to break into Google's network, it also acknowledged that it had known of the bug since August 2009, when an Israeli security company reported the flaw.
Read more..Panelists: Democracy would suffer if Google left China
Analyzing the quarrel between Google and China raises questions of how the Web helps an oppressed country develop democracy, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology panel discussion.
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Google, China play game of cat and mouse
The company's decision to redirect Chinese users from Google.cn to its Hong Kong-based site, Google.com.hk, for "uncensored" search results followed its Jan. 12 threat to pull its business out of the country . At the time, Google contended that a "highly sophisticated and targeted" 2009 attack against its network had originated in China.
Read more..China: Google 'totally wrong' to stop censoring
But the criticism was China's first official reaction after the U.S. company started redirecting users of Google.cn to the company's Hong Kong search site, Google.com.hk, where the company said it was offering "uncensored search... specifically designed for users in mainland China."
Read more..Google stops censoring in China
Google has stopped censoring results in China, acting on a decision it made in January.
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Reports: Internet attacks traced to Chinese schools
Computer security experts investigating Internet attacks on Google and other U.S. companies say computers at Chinese educational institutions may have been involved, according to U.S. media reports.
Read more..China works to toughen hacking laws
China's police are working with the country's highest investigative organ and the Supreme People's Court to release a judicial interpretation on hacking crimes, according to the People's Daily, the official paper of the Communist Party, citing a Chinese police representative.
Read more..China says no limits on Google's Android if it follows laws
China said Google's Android operating system will not be blocked if it follows local regulations, after speculation that Google's threat to leave China could hurt the adoption of Android there.
Read more..Firefox, Opera downloads soar after IE warnings
Mozilla yesterday reported a "huge increase" in downloads of Firefox in Germany after that country's computer security agency urged users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) to dump the browser and run a rival instead.
Read more..Report: Google attack targeted 'Gaia' password system
The information stolen from Google in cyberattacks late last year included a password system that gives users access to multiple services after just one login, according to a news report.
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Google, not blocked in China, still faces risks
Ten days after Google snubbed Chinese government censors by moving its search engine there to Hong Kong, its Web search service remains unblocked in China. But the move could yet cost Google substantial business
Read more..Google still censoring porn for redirected Chinese users
Google is still censoring pornographic search results for users in China, even though they are now being redirected to a Google search engine that does not block sensitive political content.
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Wikipedia founder praises Google over China decision
Human rights groups also praised Google's move, calling it an important challenge to the Chinese government's use of censorship to maintain control over its citizens.
Read more..Officials cloud status of Google-China talks
China's IT ministry has not formally talked to Google about its row with the Chinese government, an official said, leaving unclear the status of negotiations after the ministry's head said Google was holding talks with the Chinese government.
Read more..Dark clouds gather over online security
Google may have threatened to leave China to keep us all from concluding that "the cloud" cannot be secured. If that's true, isn't that precisely what we should conclude?
Read more..IE attacks pose small threat to U.S., big risk to China
While less than 10% of U.S. computer users run the ancient IE6, 50% of the PCs in China use that browser to access the Internet, according to the most recent data from NetApplications.com .
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