Security· ★★★· bearish·

GMO asks Japan to neutralize hackers after attack on trading servers

  • —Up to 26,739 servers may have been affected in the Onamae.com Desktop Cloud breach
  • —Attackers threatened trades on accounts at more than 70 Japanese and overseas brokers
  • —GMO refused to pay the ransom and will give current clients ¥5,000 (about $32) each
  • —OANDA Japan briefly suspended withdrawals after warnings of exposed MT4/MT5 logins
Why it matters: The incident tests Japan's new cyberdefense powers and shows how a compromised trading-server provider can expose brokers and their clients.
Source: DiarioBitcoin
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