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Two days after Google told a China-based attack against it, no other company seems to openly say they also have been targets of attack. Google may provide the Chinese market. Google does not point directly into the Chinese government as responsible for the attack, but security experts point to facts about IP numbers, and more consistent with previous attacks linked to Chinese authorities. As a consequence of the attack, Google has decided to stop censoring search results in China - a censorship by Chinese authorities require - even if it eventually does that Google be forced to leave the Chinese market. Shortly after Google's message went out Adobe with information about an attack against it, but did not point out China. Several other companies in IT, technology and media - including Yahoo, Symantec, and Dow Chemical - has been mentioned as victims of the attack, but none of these companies have openly acknowledged that they were also attacked. News service CNET News writes that Google's business in China is about two per cent of turnover and that a decision to leave China would reduce its sales by 400 million U.S. dollars, equivalent to around 2.8 billion kronor. |
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