Source: SIOBHAN GORMAN and JESSICA E. VASCELLARO, WSJ:
Officials at the National Security Agency have been working with Google Inc. to investigate the cyber attacks that Google announced publicly last month, according to people familiar with the investigation.
A Google spokeswoman declined to comment. NSA didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
The partnership began weeks ago, as the Internet company shared details about the attack – which it said it believed originated in China and affected more than 20 companies – with various government agencies.
In response, Google said it would stop censoring its search results in China – a move it has yet to take as it continues discussions with Chinese officials about how it can continue to operate in the country. In recent weeks, Google’s chief executive Eric Schmidt has said the Internet company doesn’t want to back out of China but wants to be there on “different terms.”