Google: Chinese hackers target Gmail users affiliated with US government

Google's Threat Analysis Group has warned multiple Gmail users that they were targeted in phishing attacks conducted by a Chinese backed hacking group tracked as APT31. The warnings came after Gmail's defenses automatically blocked all these phishing emails after tagging them as spam. "In February, we detected an APT31 phishing campaign targeting high profile Gmail users affiliated with the U.S. government," Google Threat Analysis Group's Director Shane Huntley revealed yesterday.

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