Google probing possible inside help on attack

I thought this is very interesting. I read another story about the attack on the Google system that said it may have negative effects financially because the perception of their security. If people do not feel safe, they will stop using their email service and their traffic will go down. Their revenue will fall commensurately. I wonder if this is not a story from the PR department trying to tell us it is espionage, or if it is a legitimate concern. Either way is bad. Now they not only have to look at their network security, but they might have someone there that is less than ethical with access to private data.  

Google probing possible inside help on attack

Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack from China that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters today.

Google, the world's most popular search engine, said last week it may pull out of the world's biggest Internet market by users after reporting it had been hit by a "sophisticated" cyber-attack on its network that resulted in theft of its intellectual property.

The sources, who are familiar with the situation, told Reuters that the attack, which targeted people who have access to specific parts of Google networks, may have been facilitated by people working in Google China's office.

"We're not commenting on rumour and speculation. This is an ongoing investigation, and we simply cannot comment on the details," a Google spokeswoman said.

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