Google says 1 million Gmail accounts might have been targeted by government hackers

[Guest Chris Smith]

http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/3deef2c4386d0d9ed0488dcf76dbd002.jpgIntelligence agencies all over the world look to collect information pertinent to their various operations, and that involves hacking emails accounts. Google for a while now has been able to identify such government-backed hackers, and notify potentially affected customers so they can take immediate action. In an update on the ways Gmail is getting even more secure (which is good news in the wake of the Apple vs. FBI scandal), Google revealed that as many as 1 million Gmail accounts may have been targeted by government-backed attackers so far.

 

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