Japanese IT Giant GMO Internet Faces Failed $50 Million Hacker Ransom Demand, Customer Data Suspected Leaked

on October 27, according to Bloomberg, Japanese IT giant GMO Internet suffered a cyberattack. Hackers claimed they published customer information after failing to receive a $50 million ransom. It is reported that its forex trading service has been suspended and is no longer accepting new subscriptions. Additionally, all servers for its domain and cloud services platform Onamae were compromised, which may affect users.

GMO Internet operates the cryptocurrency exchange "Z.com EX", which has obtained licenses from the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ministry of Finance of Thailand. Last week, the exchange disclosed that it had been acquired. This acquisition involves all shares of the target company held by shareholders including GMO Internet and its related subsidiaries.