Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber attack of the U.S. search giant said to be a victim in the middle of December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.
Google, the most popular search engine in the world, said last week it was considering withdrawing from the world's largest market of Internet with claims that had been the victim of a cyberattack "sophisticated" in its network that resulted in the theft of his intellectual property.
The sources, who are familiar with the situation told Reuters that the attack which was aimed at people with access to specific parts of Google's services could have been provided by employees in the office of Google China.
"Do not comment on rumors and speculation. This is an ongoing investigation, and we simply can not discuss details," said a Google spokesman.
Security analysts told Reuters that the "malware" used in the attack on Google was a modification of a trojan called Hydraq. A Trojan is a malicious program that, once inside the computer, allows someone unauthorized access.
The sophistication of the attack was in the knowledge of who was attacked, not the program itself, analysts said.
Local media, citing unnamed sources, reported that some Google employees were denied access to China domestic services after 13 January, while some staff were sacked and others transferred to different offices in Google's operations in Asia. Google declined comment.
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