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Google cyberattack hit password system: NYT A December cyberattack on Google Inc computers hit the company's password system that millions of people worldwide use to access almost all of the company's Web services, ‘The New York Times’ reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the investigation. The closely-guarded program is considered a crown jewel at Google, enabling users and employees to sign in with their password only once to operate various services including e-mail and business applications, the newspaper said in its April 20 edition. Google did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Code-named Gaia for the Greek goddess of the earth, and still in use under the name Single Sign-On, the program was described publicly only once at a technical conference four years ago, the newspaper said. The intruders do not appear to have stolen passwords of Gmail users, and Google quickly started to bolster security, the newspaper said. Back |
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