‘Google’ Hackers Had Ability to Alter Source Code

March 4th, 2010 admin

The hackers who targeted Google and other companies in January targeted the source code management systems of companies, allowing them to siphon source code as well as modify it, according to a new report. More importantly, systems that the companies used to develop and manage their source code have numerous security flaws that would allow easy compromise of a company’s intellectual property. The same systems are used by numerous other companies who may not realize that their source code is open to attack. The white paper (.pdf), released by security firm McAfee during this week’s RSA security conference in San Francisco, provides a couple of new …


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