JAPAN INTERNET GIANT GMO SAYS HACKERS POSTED STOLEN CUSTOMER DATA

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GMO Internet says an attacker accessed its Onamae Desktop Cloud service, which serves financial traders. Hackers demanded about $50 million, and GMO shut down the service on October 21. The company says 27,000 servers may be affected. Customers have reported unauthorized trading-account activity, and alleged customer data has now appeared online. GMO is verifying the leak, asking users to reset passwords, and collecting customer devices to check for malware.