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A day after Google announced that the attacker hacking of gmail in the area of ​​Jinan, China, the Chinese government immediately denied Instantly firmly involvement in the attack. This statement was conveyed by Foreign Ministry spokesman China Hong Lei. According to what is alleged Google is unreasonable and far-fetched and it could not accept if all the errors only addressed to the Chinese government.

"Any attacks (hackers), they always blame China. Special events this latest incident is not unreasonable especially with ulterior motives," said Lei told WaPost, who launched the TG Daily, Friday (6/3/2011).

"The Chinese government firmly opposes any activities of cyber crimes, including hacking. And ready to cooperate with the international community to combat it," he said.

"China itself has become a victim of hacking attacks, and the government has given great attention to the security of cyberspace," he said. "The statement that says that the Chinese government supports piracy attacks, has ulterior motives."

Previously, the U.S. had warned other countries that it is now assessing the hacker attacks, including 'the challenge of war' so that they can conduct a military strike against the country concerned.

On the other hand, Google reveal the motives of the hackers that want to monitor the contents of electronic mail, with a mode using stolen passwords and then change the settings for the email channel.

One of the world's largest Internet company, said that the latest computer-based invasion attack directed at a variety of Western companies. Guardian of the British news agency reported that "The sophistication of attacks and their highly targeted nature, has a motive eliminating direct financial benefits."

Google says, it is possible hijacking attacks, sponsored a state.

This hijacking attacks surfaced a day after the U.S. government plans to create a law that states hacking attacks is a form of war.

United States Department of Defense announced that the military is prepared to use violence in response to the threat of hackers. The operation of this new virtual world will become active next month.

Parties to the White House clearly does not want to 'concede', so they intend to conduct an investigation on this attack.

"We take this attack seriously, we have started to investigate what happened," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Regarding a case of hacking Gmail electronic mail service provider, instant china government strongly denied direct involvement. As known, some gmail account successfully broken by hackers are among the Gmail account of senior U.S. officials, journalists, military personnel and political activist that happened a few days ago. Rebuttal was issued a day after Google announced a possible break-ins by hackers from Jinan, China.

Perhaps this is a disastrous break-ins for users of electronic mail accounts gmail. According to some sources, the attack was carried out by a group of people who came from China. After the tragedy of late 2009, when the hackers from the country of origin stubborn bamboo curtain managed to break into Google's system and steal the codes is important, now Gmail electronic mail service provider to be targeted.

Reported by Reuters on Thursday (02/05/2011), includes the latest attack seems to rely so-called "phishing" scams and other fraudulent behavior is often used hackers to get passwords from people and websites that are not vigilant about protecting information.

The victims, including state and military officials, bureaucrats Asia, Chinese activists and journalists, deluded give their Gmail account password to cyber criminals based in mainland China, according to Google's statement as written in the WSJ. The aim is to spread the attack was the victim of electronic mail to certain addresses.

Google itself has done their security-related measures to detect and disrupt infiltration. All the victims have been notified and their Gmail accounts are guaranteed to be immediately addressed.

Google will not say what part of the U.S. government were targeted or whether there may have contained confidential information in your Gmail account was hacked.

Google search for origin of the attack that led to Jinan, China. A city to house a computer vocational school associated with the attacks more than a year ago on the Google computer system, along with more than 20 other U.S. companies. Jinan, which is located about 400 kilometers south of Beijing, is the headquarters of the bureaus of technical surveillance of the People's Liberation Army, one of the largest armies in the world.

In Washington, the United States, agency investigators FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and the U.S. State Department was shoulder to shoulder investigate this case. "We do not believe there is an official e-mail account owned by U.S. government officials who breached," said Caitlin Hayden of the U.S. National Security Council to the WSJ.

Previously, Mila Parker, a security researcher in Washington, Google would have warned the threat of attack. Mila managed to save examples of emails that he was identified through routine observation and he called the attack "man-in-the-mailbox."

The method used by the sender: electronic mail accounts of victims and their contacts in it seized and used to convince other potential victims.

According to him, as revealed in the pages of New York Times, was "not new or cutting-edge ways," but "spreading invasive."

He then handed me a fake document entitled "Draft US-China Joint Statement" (draft Cooperation Agreement US-China) that is spread through e-mail account in the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency and Gmail.

When the user tries to download the document, they will be herded into a fake Gmail homepage that will steal your password.

That incident will certainly further increase the pressure on cyberwar issues. The U.S. government this week will decide that cyber attacks are classified as "war".

Meanwhile, British Defence Secretary, Nick Harvey said, as quoted from the pages of The Guardian, "All activities in the virtual world will slowly form a kind of battlefield of the future."

So it is not excessive if a few weeks ago, the U.S. government through President Barack Obama has asked some key people in the field of Information and Technology to become a telecommunications security adviser, and it turns out that worrying about what happens now, an attack on electronic mail providers gmail.

With the increasingly rapid development of technology, information and communications make various breakthroughs to make more real convenience. Recently, Google is rumored to be launching a mobile payment platform that allows people to use smartphones to pay in stores as easily as they use a credit card.

Google's plan to introduce the system at a press conference in New York, with the help of large financial institutions that have partnered with Google for this project.

As reported by Reuters, California-based company has invited technology journalists to see the 'latest innovation' on the use of this flatform, but refused to give details.

Mobile payment system will take advantage of the Near Field Communication (NFC) in the smartphone which basically sends data or financial transactions with a wave of friction at a tool store to check out.

Google build the latest generation smartphone Nexus S with NFC chip that converts the device into a virtual wallet, allowing users to 'swipe and pay' financial transactions. Samsung to build handset touch screen, powered by Google's Android mobile operating system.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said shortly before the Nexus S was launched in the market in December that he expects smartphones to be a trend of legal tender.

"A mobile payment system based on Android gadget can add Google's momentum in the smartphone market is very competitive,"the official explained.

Google launched a new tool to find and compare financial products called Google Advisor.

Google Advisor is intended as a financial comparison tool, helping users to measure the number of mortgages, credit cards, savings accounts and others, by providing a list of appropriate financial instruments. Similarly, as quoted from MashableFriday (05/20/2011).

For mortgages, Google provides data such as monthly payment, payment and contact address. For credit card, Google Advisor also provides a data type of card, rewards, annual payments, and others.

Google Advisor itself also is not a search engine, but a comparison engine that has a lot of filters.

Google has long wanted to enter the field of financial sector. For example, in March last, Google bought the site from the UK BeatThatQuote price comparison for USD61, 5 million. Because of that, many say that Google's similar to BeatThatQuote Advisor.

Analysts predict that this service was the beginning of a series of Google tools for the financial sector.

To try out Google services Advisor, click to:
https://www.google.com/advisor/home

Once aware of the weaknesses in the security of their Android platform, which allows the username and password for Google Calendar, Facebook, Twitter and other services easily be stolen through a network of public Wi-Fi, Google immediately take corrective measures to resolve the issue.

The problem was known after some German scientists have found that the Android platform have been using the authentication can be infiltrated hackers, when Android devices are connected with wi-fi networks are not secure.

Hackers can create a derivative of wi-fi networks in public locations by using the well-known brands such as Starbucks or T-Mobile. Android devices will automatically connect to a network that has been logged for later synchronize the application. Although this synchronization effort can not be done, but the hackers have managed to obtain user authentication.

Aware of these shortcomings, Google immediately react. "We started to make improvements to the security weaknesses (Android) which, in certain circumstances, allow third parties to access data in Calendar and Contacts," said Google spokesman explained.

"Android Users do not need to do anything, these improvements will run by itself within a few days ahead," he added as quoted by Cnet on Thursday (05/19/2011).

Improvements made Google is 'forced' Android devices to connect to the server Google Calendar and Contacts via https (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure), so that OS authentication is used to validate the device can not be stolen.

Google and Amazon have launched the first cloud-based music service. However, both providers should be alert to the threat that comes from Apple. The reason is, when Google and Amazon are still waiting for an agreement of cooperation with the label, Apple has managed to hold two giant record label EMI and Warner Music Group.

Not only EMI and Warner, Universal Music and Sony was rumored to soon complete a deal with Apple to run their cloud-music service. Similarly, as reported by Cnet, on Friday (05/20/2011).

Officially still uncertain when Apple launched its music service. But many predict, the Cupertino-based company that will utilize the Worldwide Developers Conference event that begins June 6 coming to announce the presence of these music services.

However, some parties believe Apple will release a new service on their iPod event, next September.

Meanwhile, Google and Amazon are still involved tough negotiations with the party label. Both claim the service does not require a license because the music labels are uploaded to the server is the music that has been owned by the user.

Apple launched its licensed service capability allows them to scan the user's hard drive for music files they can be available for streaming. The approach initiated by Lala, a music service that Apple purchased 2009 and, clearly faster than users upload MP3 files manually.

So Beware Google and Amazon.

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