Google to Leave China?

In a stunning post on its corporate blog, Google Senior Vice President David Drummond detailed a massive cyber attack on the companies proprietary information, including attempts to hack into the Gmail addresses of individuals who work on human rights in China. While never explicitly accusing the Chinese government of launching the attack, the implications are clear that Google believes this was the case and that the attack was severe and wide-ranging. Google also claims it found evidence more than 20 different large companies were likewise targeted, and Adobe has come forward to confirm it was the victim of similar attacks. The language used in this blog post is striking in its toughness, and reminiscent of the findings of a recent report for the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China’s growing cyberwarfare capabilities.