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CYBER WARS
Google to warn users of 'state-sponsored attacks'
by Staff Writers
San Francisco (AFP) June 6, 2012


Lawyers seek dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case
Fort Meade (AFP) Maryland (AFP) June 6, 2012 - WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning appeared at a military court outside Washington Wednesday for a pretrial hearing at which his lawyers were seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts against him.

A frail-looking Manning was seated between two members of his defense team as the hearing got underway after an hour-long closed door hearing between lawyers for both sides.

The defense are set to argue their case at a three-day hearing at the military tribune where Manning, 24, is on trial for allegedly leaking hundreds of thousands of military logs from Iraq and Afghanistan and US diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks while serving as a low-ranking intelligence analyst in Iraq.

In motions filed ahead of the hearing, defense lawyers said the US government used "unconstitutionally vague" or "substantially overbroad" language in eight counts of their indictment, in which Manning is accused of "possession and disclosure of sensitive information."

For two other counts, in which Manning is accused of "having knowingly exceeded authorized access" to a secret Defense Department computer network, defense lawyers said the government failed to state an offense.

Manning, who was formally charged in February, faces a September 21 trial for "aiding the enemy" -- a charge that carries a potential life sentence -- in addition to numerous other counts.

He is being tried at a Fort Meade military base in Maryland, a short distance from the US capital.

Google has begun to warn its users if their accounts may be compromised by state-sponsored cyber attacks, to help people protect personal data.

"We are constantly on the lookout for malicious activity on our systems, in particular attempts by third parties to log into users' accounts unauthorized," Google engineering security vice president Eric Grosse said in a blog post Tuesday.

"When we have specific intelligence -- either directly from users or from our own monitoring efforts -- we show clear warning signs and put in place extra roadblocks to thwart these bad actors."

Grosse said the new step includes a specific warning -- with a pink message bar and blue letters -- to be issued in cases where users might be targeted.

"You might ask how we know this activity is state-sponsored," he said. "We can't go into the details without giving away information that would be helpful to these bad actors, but our detailed analysis -- as well as victim reports -- strongly suggest the involvement of states or groups that are state-sponsored."

The warnings do not necessarily mean that the account has been hijacked, but indicates that it may be a target, of phishing or malware.

The move comes amid growing concerns about malware from the so-called Flame virus which has been spreading in the Middle East, and indications of cyber warfare involving the United States and other countries.

Google said users who receive the warning should create "a unique password that has a good mix of capital and lowercase letters, as well punctuation marks and numbers" and take other measures including two-step verification as additional security.

"Attackers often send links to fake sign-in pages to try to steal your password, so be careful about where you sign in to Google," he said.

"We believe it is our duty to be proactive in notifying users about attacks or potential attacks so that they can take action to protect their information," Grosse said. "And we will continue to update these notifications based on the latest information."

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