Google did not comment on whether it was aware of the theft of its own data while disclosing the campaign.
The breach’s long-term consequences may be more serious, warned Ben McCarthy, lead cyber security engineer at Immersive. “A key issue is the personal information being accessed in these attacks, such as names and dates of birth, is information that can’t be changed,” he said. “These details, as well as email addresses, are weaponised by cybercriminals for phishing attacks.
This concern is further amplified by the threat actors themselves, who have reportedly confirmed (partially) the breach and claimed they’re considering just leaking the data instead of extorting Google.
https://www.csoonline.com/article/4035701/we-too-were-breached-says-google-months-after-revealing-salesforce-attacks.html
For anarchists three lessons are clear.
Google Alphabet needs breaking up into at least five seperate companies and TRUE NAMES phased out of all online identity management.
Oh, and that other thing.
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