Sophisticated Attack on Google Network
0Wired is reporting a sophisticated attack on Google and Adobe networks exploiting a vulnerability in Internet Explorer:
Google announced Tuesday that it had been the target of a “highly
sophisticated” and coordinated hack attack against its corporate
network. It said the hackers had stolen intellectual property and sought
access to the Gmail accounts of human rights activists. The attack had
originated from China, the company said.Minutes later, Adobe acknowledged in a blog post that it discovered Jan.
2 that it also had been the target of a “sophisticated, coordinated
attack against corporate network systems managed by Adobe and other
companies.”
