Google May Withdraw From China
A new post has appeared on the official Google Blog, detailing security attacks on their infrastructure originating from China:
Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident–albeit a significant one–was something quite different.
First, this attack was not just on Google. As part of our investigation we have discovered that at least twenty other large companies from a wide range of businesses–including the Internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors–have been similarly targeted. We are currently in the process of notifying those companies, and we are also working with the relevant U.S. authorities.
The post goes on to mention that Google is now reviewing their business operations in China, which already operate in a censored capacity in conjunction with Chinese laws, and this may result in the shutdown of Google.cn and a complete withdrawal of Google’s Chinese offices. You can read the full post below:
Official Google Blog: “A New Approach to China”
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