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Don't use Gmail, says Prime Minister's Office
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Don't use Gmail, says Prime Minister's Office
Don't use Gmail, says Prime Minister's Office
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By Harsha Pramod
ITExaminer.com
December 08, 2008
The Prime Minister=E2=80=99s Office (PMO) has instructed its officials not to
use Google mail for official communication after Chinese hackers
accessed the PMO=E2=80=99s internal networking systems.
The Chinese also hacked the Ministry of External Affairs=E2=80=99 internal
communications network, and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) also
fell victim to an attack supposedly aimed at the National Security
Council.
The Chinese hacked the communication networks of officials and accessed
emails used by the officials to communicate policy and decisions to
other ministries and sectors of the government. The cyber attacks are
believed to have been launched from dial-up internet connections in
China. Up to four cyber attacks by Chinese hackers are reported on
Indian servers daily.
The NIC traced the IP addresses used for attacking the PMO=E2=80=99s
communication networks to China. They found that Google mail or Gmail
was the main target of the Chinese hackers. Following this, the PMO has
instructed its officers and staff to refrain from using Gmail for
official communication.
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