Now two researchers hope to revive Google hacking in that original sense, and take it one step further.

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The Google hacking was part of a coordinated campaign of computer sabotage carried out by government operatives, private security experts and Internet outlaws recruited by the Chinese government.

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Shachtman suggests chipping off the more defense-oriented chunk of the group to create a Cybersecurity Agency or CSA, which could more easily interact with the private sector in scenarios like the Google hacking and other public-private partnerships.

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But this latest "Google hacking" exploit has brought the technique to another level, creating the largest-ever epidemic of compromised Web sites, including some hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the United Nations and the British government.

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Google hacking was first popularized by Johnny Long, a penetration tester who created a Google Hacking Database that allowed anyone to add interesting security search queries that might turn up vulnerabilities to exploits like SQL Injection or Cross-Site Scripting.

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Join us for an early look at Glass and two full days of hacking on the upcoming Google Mirror API in San Francisco or New York.

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Google did not accuse China of being behind the hacking, but the company has been at odds with Beijing in the past over Chinese attempts to control Internet use.

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Google declined to say how it could tell that governments were behind the hacking attempts.

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Google had said it might be forced to abandon the Chinese market because of hacking attacks and censorship concerns.

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Some, like Google, have the courage to admit that they have been the victims of Chinese hacking.

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Google's suite of online applications, which allows users to share and store calendars, spreadsheets and text documents, is not to blame for the hacking, Stone said in the post, adding that Twitter continues to use Google Apps.

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"In the past they've been pretty much focused on either intellectual properties, such as the hacking of defense companies, or dissidents they want to get at, like the Google Gmail attacks, " Parenty said.

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It also has the negative aspect of hacking that involves criminal activity: ComputerWorld posted about the growing concerns around Android security and Google will undoubtedly work to keep it safe and secure.

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