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Google’s original announcement about an attack based in China was almost breathtaking; it was hard to imagine the tech leader, which employs thousands of brilliant people, losing so badly to hackers. But an explanation could be surfacing insofar as a new report’s indicated that some Google employees may have helped the hackers.

Google China Hackers May Have Had Inside Man

Reuters – which isn’t in the business of spreading baseless rumors – stated this morning, “Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S. search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.”

More specifically, people who actually work for Google in China are said to be under the microscope.

From a how-did-they-do-it perspective, involvement on that end of things would make a lot of sense. It could explain why Google’s ready to abandon China, too, since the corporation probably isn’t equipped to fight the Chinese government (which most experts believe was behind the attacks) at every turn.

Still, any inward-looking investigation may just be a matter of Google covering its bases. It’s a little too early to start comparing this matter to some spy thriller just yet.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner requested an “immediate and comprehensive” review of the mass defacing of lawmakers’ websites.

Google joins Mozilla by forming a bounty program for vulnerability discoveries in its web browser.

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The risk of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure systems is rising and respondents to a new McAfee survey suspect a major incident is coming — one that may cost millions and result in loss of life.