Hackers in China have compromised personal e-mail accounts of hundreds of top US officials, military personnel and journalists, Google has said.
The US company said a campaign to obtain passwords originated in Jinan and was aimed at monitoring e-mail.
Google said its security was not breached but indicated individuals' passwords were obtained through fraud.
Chinese political activists and officials in other Asian countries were also targeted, Google said.
"Google detected and has disrupted this campaign to take users' passwords and monitor their emails," the company said on Wednesday.
"We have notified victims and secured their accounts. In addition, we have notified relevant government authorities."
(Via: BBC)
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