Chinese Attack on Google Aimed at Universal Password System

 

 

Gaia, recently renamed Single Sign-On, is the password system that allows one login and password to access all of Google's services, including Gmail, Maps, Picasa, Search, and Reader. The New York Times has a source who says the hack targeted Gaia, and could have dangerous security ramifications in spite of Google's quick action to patch holes.

The theft began with an instant message sent to a Google employee in China
who was using Microsoft's
Messenger program, according to the person...