FBI Investigates GMail Hack

Reuters reports:

Google Inc's (GOOG.O) allegations that hackers, probably from China, sought to access the Gmail accounts of senior U.S. officials are very serious and the U.S. government is investigating them, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

"We are obviously very concerned about Google's announcement regarding a campaign that the company believes originated in China to collect the passwords of Google email account holders," Clinton told reporters.

"Google informed the State Department of this situation yesterday in advance of its public announcement. These allegations are very serious. We take them seriously, we're looking into them," Clinton said.

Clinton referred further questions on the matter to Google and to the FBI, which will conduct the U.S. investigation.

Google announced on Wednesday that suspected Chinese hackers tried to steal passwords of hundreds of Google email account holders, including senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists.