What has been described as an intricate act of malice, it would appear as if attackers in China has hijacked Google’s Gmail operations, forwarding users of the service to a bogus phishing website to collect usernames and passwords.
No particular circumstances are required; simply some users visiting the Gmail website are forwarded to http://124.117.227.201/web/gmail/ [note: don’t go to the site, please], where they are asked to enter their username and password. Once entered, the malicious minds behind the hijack have what they sought to obtain.
Given that China’s relationship to Google is on the rocks, conspiracy theorists have assumed that this is a plot by the Chinese government and Internet Service Providers within the country to invoke fear of Gmail, resulting in users not trusting the service.
It’s unclear where things go from here, and Google has yet to make an official announcement. We’ll bring that to you once it happens, which should be any day now.
via Fast Company