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Google sees resurgence in state-backed hacking, phishing related to COVID-19

Security professionals at Alphabet Inc's Google despatched 1,755 warnings in April to customers whose accounts had been objectives of government-backed attackers, following a resurgence in hacking and phishing makes an attempt related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Security experts at Alphabet Inc's Google sent 1,755 warnings in April to users whose accounts were targets of government-backed attackers, following a resurgence in hacking and phishing attempts related to the coronavirus outbreak.

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