I would believe this, but where does it say that Google found the Chinese gained access to surveillance data in their systems after they discovered the Chinese

I would believe this, but where does it say that Google found the Chinese gained access to surveillance data in their systems after they discovered the Chinese had gotten access to dissidents' accounts? > Your assertion comes from a statement that Microsoft later retracted (according to your article) and said was from an incident unrelated to Aurora. Definitely. Microsoft was hacked to get a list of surveillance targets, but not as part of Operation Aurora. > Most likely, it was some script-kiddie checking that he wasn't being monitored, and that Microsoft employee mixed it up with the Chinese attack. A script kiddie? Unlikely. I mean... man, I hope our surveillance services can't be owned by script-kiddies... Another example of a state sponsored attack on Microsoft surveillance requests is SEA who hacked into Microsoft to gain access to the team that does data intercept requests for the FBI. Other readers, please be aware that lern_too_spel and I have a bit of a feud (I guess?). Please find our latest discussion here for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8614037 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8614037