In mid-December 2009, Google reported a hacker attack from China, saying the attackers attempted to steal Google's internal information and the Gmail accounts of dissidents. The operation was later called Operation Aurora, and China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied it.
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多伦多方脸
2026-10-09 02:55 · 多伦多方脸 发布了新视频：方脸说：中国互联网封禁史！中国人是如何一步步丧失言论自由的？中国人失去的也不仅是自由，还有纠错机制！
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维基百科：极光行动
2026-10-09 07:27 · 美国当地时间2010年1月12日，时任Google首席法律官大卫·杜伦孟德在Google官方博客发表声明，指出Google受到源自中国的“高度复杂且具有针对性的”黑客攻击
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财经博客转载谷歌官方博文译文
2026-10-09 07:27 · 在去年12月中旬，我们侦测到了一次来自中国、针对公司基础架构的高技术、有针对性的攻击，它导致我们的知识产权被窃。
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In December 2009, Google reported the Aurora hacker attack originating from China
2010.01.12 · Reported
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