Tsukayama, Hayley and Ellen Nakashima. "Google to Alert Users About State-Sponsored Cyberattacks," The Washington Post, June 5, 2012.
From the article: "Google said Tuesday that the company will alert its users when
it thinks they may be the target of a state-sponsored cyberattack.
In a company blog post
Tuesday, Eric Grosse, Google’s vice president of security engineering, said
Google will display a warning when it detects a suspected attack on a user’s
account. Such attacks, the company said, could take the form of malicious
software or of deceptive “phishing” e-mails that trick users into giving up
their user names and passwords.
The message will read, “Warning: we believe state-sponsored attackers may be
attempting to compromise your account or computer. Protect yourself now." Read more
See also
Grosse, Eric. "Security Warnings for Suspected State-Sponsored Attacks," Google blog, June 5, 2012.
