By Rachel King | June 1, 2011, 1:52pm PDT
Summary
Hackers around the world are gaining more attention than usual in the last few months. Now Google has added another announcement to the pile that hundreds of Gmail accounts have been hacked recently.
Hackers around the world are gaining more attention than usual in the last few months. Now Google has added another announcement to the pile that hundreds of Gmail accounts have been hacked recently.
Now, Google affirms that the problem doesn’t rest with Gmail security but rather this scheme was a result of phishing and malware.
Google spilled the details on Wednesday via its official blog:
Through the strength of our cloud-based security and abuse detection systems*, we recently uncovered a campaign to collect user passwords, likely through phishing. This campaign, which appears to originate from Jinan, China, affected what seem to be the personal Gmail accounts of hundreds of users including, among others, senior U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries (predominantly South Korea), military personnel and journalists.
The goal of this effort seems to have been to monitor the contents of these users’ emails, with the perpetrators apparently using stolen passwords to change peoples’ forwarding and delegation settings.
Gmail users affected by this security mishap should have already been notified. Google’s security team outlined a number of steps that Gmail users can take to protect themselves, which should only take about “ten minutes.”
Google recommended the following:
* Use two-factor authentication;
* Choose a strong password;
* Watch for suspicious activity warnings in your Gmail account;
* Check your settings for odd forwarding.
Google gave a hat tip to the blog Contagio, which highlighted the risks in February.
This attack attempt might seem like a small incident (which it certainly is in comparison to the problems with Sony’s PlayStation Network or even Apple and the MacDefender issue), but it’s a reminder that it’s always a good idea to take even just a few moments to ensure your online identity is safe.
Source :http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/google-hundreds-of-gmail-accounts-in-us-asia-hacked/49764
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Asia Cup Cricket Schedule and Fixtures 2010 :
Asia Cup Cricket Schedule and Fixtures 2010
All matches will start at 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local and 14:00 PKT
14:00 PKTJune 15 14:30 IST : Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 1614:30 IST : Bangladesh v India at Dambulla
June 17: Reserve Day,
June 18 14:30 IST : Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Dambulla
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June 19 14:30 IST : India v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 20: Reserve Day
June 21 14:30 IST : Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 22 14:30 IST Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla
June 23: Reserve Day
June 24: Final
June 25: Reserve Day
The Asia Cup will be held every alternate year in the years 2010, 2012 and 2014. Each event will feature the teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh playing each other in a league format.
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