GMO Internet Pays Customers After Cyberattack Hits Trading Platform
GMO Internet Group compensates users for losses after hackers breached its forex platform and demanded a $50 million ransom.
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5 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 26 Oct 2026. News - South China Morning Post published first, on 26 October at 02:37 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 21h 20m later. The most recent article, from Latest articles, appeared on 29 October at 07:35 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet), News - South China Morning Post, Quartz, Latest articles.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- News - South China Morning PostJapan companies to compensate customers after major cyberattacks
- Bloomberg MarketsTrading Platform Rocked by Japan Hack, $50 Million Ransom
- QuartzHackers demand $50 million from Japan's GMO Internet after forex trading breach
- QuartzHacker fordern 50 Millionen US-Dollar von Japans GMO Internet nach Devisenhandelsverletzung.
- TechCrunchJapan internet giant GMO says hackers posted stolen customer data
- Bloomberg MarketsJapan Retail Traders Shrug Off GMO Hack, Says Central Tanshi FX
- Latest articlesWebsite used by hackers to leak info shut down, GMO says
- Bloomberg TechnologyGMO Bond Spread Jumps as Cyberattack Hits Credit Market
- Latest articlesGMO cybersecurity team finds info critical to identifying hackers, CEO says
Sources
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- GMO Bond Spread Jumps as Cyberattack Hits Credit Market Bloomberg Technology ·
- Japan Retail Traders Shrug Off GMO Hack, Says Central Tanshi FX Bloomberg Markets ·
- Japan internet giant GMO says hackers posted stolen customer data TechCrunch ·
- Trading Platform Rocked by Japan Hack, $50 Million Ransom Bloomberg Markets ·
- GMO cybersecurity team finds info critical to identifying hackers, CEO says Latest articles
- Website used by hackers to leak info shut down, GMO says Latest articles
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In this story
- GMO Internet Group Inc.
- Central Tanshi FX
- Takayuki Tominaga
- Masatoshi Kumagai