China Attacks Google and Others

Bloomberg

China Attacks Google and Others

2009

On Jan. 12, 2010, Google (GOOG) revealed that it had detected a "highly sophisticated" attack on its corporate network that had originated from China. The targets were the Gmail accounts of a few human-rights activists. Google said its investigation revealed that at least 20 other large companies it did not identify were targets, too. Later, chipmaker Intel (INTC) disclosed it had been attacked at about the same time as Google. The search giant considered withdrawing from China completely after the incident.