{"id":4848,"date":"2012-06-06T14:36:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T14:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=4848"},"modified":"2015-02-03T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T21:51:13","slug":"google-to-warn-gmail-users-of-suspected-state-sponsored-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/google-to-warn-gmail-users-of-suspected-state-sponsored-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Google to Warn Gmail Users of “Suspected State-Sponsored Attacks”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has announced in a blog post<\/a> that the company will alert users if they think their accounts have been targeted by “state-sponsored attacks.” Currently, if Google suspects that a Gmail account has been accessed by unauthorized third parties, they display a warning. But now, this warning is going much further, and will specify when Google thinks that state-sponsored attacks have occurred.<\/p>\n


\n\"\"<\/center>Google states:<\/p>\n

If you see this warning it does not necessarily mean that your account has been hijacked. It just means that we believe you may be a target, of phishing or malware for example, and that you should take immediate steps to secure your account.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Google adresses the question of how they know who is behind such attacks:<\/p>\n

You might ask how we know this activity is state-sponsored. We can\u2019t go into the details without giving away information that would be helpful to these bad actors, but our detailed analysis – as well as victim reports – strongly suggest the involvement of states or groups that are state-sponsored.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, while this is vague, you should certainly take note if you see such a warning when accessing your Gmail account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google has announced that the company will alert users if they think their accounts have been targeted by “state-sponsored attacks.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[60],"class_list":["post-4848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-security-news","tag-google"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t