<p>Thousands of Google users saw the following message on top of their Gmail inbox, Google home page, or Chome browser this week: "Warning: We believe state-sponsored attackers may be attempting to compromise your account or computer."</p><p>Nearly four months after Google first warned users about state-sponsored attacks against Gmail accounts, the company began warning "tens of thousands" of users on Tuesday they may have been targeted, according to the New York Times Bits blog. The company had "gathered new intelligence" about attack methods and groups deploying them, prompting the latest round of warnings, Mike Wiacek, a manager on Google's information security team, told Bits.</p><p>Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, was one such user. "Gmail tells me that state-sponsored attackers may be attempting to compromise my account or computer. Looks like I've arrived!" he wrote on Twitter.</p><p>The latest attacks appear to be coming from the Middle East, but Wiacek declined to name specifics, just saying more than one country was involved.</p><p><a href="http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/303539-google-warns-thousands-of-users-about-state-sponsored-attacks">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/10/google-warns-users-of-potential-gmail-attack/">Google warns users of potential Gmail attack</a> (Ubergizmo)</p><p><a href="http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/google-warning-about-more-state-sponsored-attacks-100412">Google Warning About More State-Sponsored Attacks</a> (Threatpost (blog))</p><p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57525334-83/middle-east-cyberattacks-on-google-users-increasing/">Middle East cyberattacks on Google users increasing</a> (CNET)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dGCipmzr9g40IQMNpqasqgGXNlYdM&ned=us">26 additional articles.</a></p>