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The Peoples daily article didn't deny the threat, it objected with the obvious implication google were making about the hacks originating from within the govern
by Volpe 15y ago
The Peoples daily article didn't deny the threat, it objected with the obvious implication google were making about the hacks originating from within the government.
Why did google choose to publicise the event at all? surely that only tells the attackers to find a new attack vector (rather than thinking there existing vector is still okay).
- murz 15y agoFrom the horses mouth: "we believe that being open about these security issues helps users better protect their information online." The attacks relied on the victim's naivety and lack of knowledge. If you read the blog post [1], I think it's pretty clear that the purpose was to educate users on how to improve their security when using Google products. [1] http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/ensuring-your-information-is-safe.html http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/ensuring-your-informa...
- Volpe 15y agoYou can educate, without expressing specific details of the attackers. The usual practice is to warn of potential issues, not publicise a specific attack, and then say "beware!" -- In fact the article didn't even give the common advice of 'check url, https, etc' to avoid phishing.