Suspected customer data published after GMO refused to pay ransom
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After GMO refused the hackers’ ransom demand of approximately 8 billion yen, the hackers published information they claimed belonged to GMO customers. GMO said it had not yet verified the materials and that some of the content may be inaccurate. The incident’s impact expanded to foreign exchange trading services: Japanese brokerage FXTF cut off all MT4, MT5, and FXTF GX logins originating outside Japan, and said it might suspend trading on accounts that had previously been accessed through GMO services. Japan’s finance minister said that five foreign exchange companies had reported that their customers were affected. MetaQuotes said that MT4, MT5, and related trading servers had not been compromised, and that the issue may involve third-party hosting and VPS providers.
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- Finance MagnatesHackers release alleged GMO customer data as FXTF blocks logins from outside Japan
After GMO rejected a ransom demand of approximately ¥8 billion, hackers released what they claimed was customer information; GMO said it had not yet verified the material and that some of the content might be inaccurate. Japanese broker FXTF cut off all MT4, MT5 and FXTF GX logins from outside Japan and may suspend trading on accounts that accessed services through GMO. Japan’s finance minister said five FX companies had reported affected customers, while MetaQuotes said MT4, MT5 and related trading servers had not been compromised and that the issue might involve third-party hosting and VPS providers.
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