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CYBER3d agoJapan's GMO Offers $1 Million Bounty to Catch Hackers Behind FX Trading Cloud BreachJapan's GMO Internet Group is offering up to $1 million in total for tips that help catch the attackers who breached its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud service, after refusing to pay an extortion demand. The reward program opened on October 28 and pays only if a tip helps lead to an arrest or an international wanted notice. The service hosts Windows desktops used for FX trading,The Hacker News
CYBER4d agoCyberStrikeAI Uses 44 AI Agents to Automate Hacking Operations Against Japan TargetsThe Hacker News
CYBER5d agoJapanese company to compensate users hit by cyberattackGMO Internet, a Japanese internet infrastructure company, will compensate customers for losses from unauthorised trading linked to a cyberattack on its cloud service, and will make a ¥5,000 (€28) goodwill payment to every customer currently using the affected service.EuroNews [en]
CYBER5d agoSecurity concerns flagged within Japan firm GMO before breach: CEOGMO Internet Group Inc CEO Masatoshi Kumagai admitted Sunday night that internal engineers had flagged security issues before unauthorized access occurred to a foreign exchange trading service it…Japan Today
CYBER5d agoJapan companies to compensate customers after major cyberattacksJapanese companies are moving to pay compensation to ⁠users following waves ⁠of cyberattacks that have disrupted internet ⁠services and raised concerns about economic stability. GMO Internet said customers would be compensated for losses stemming from unauthorised access following a cyberattack on its foreign exchange trading service, and all customers would receive 5,000 yen (US$32) ‌as “an initial gesture of good faith”, CEO Masatoshi Kumagai said in a blog post on Sunday. The move comes after...South China Morning Post
CYBERBREAKINGOct 22Japan gov't sites partially suspended as patching of PHP flaws underwaySome Japanese ministry webpages have been partially suspended as a preventive measure following the detection of vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language, the government said Thursday,…Japan Today
CYBEROct 20Security firm finds China-linked AI agent behind Japan cyberattacksJapan Today
CYBEROct 15AI-armed hackers tear through corporate Japan’s neglected defencesSouth China Morning Post
CYBEROct 12Japan warns for increased vigilance against rising cyberattacksJapan's government issued a warning Friday for increased vigilance against cyberattacks, which are rising in number and becoming more sophisticated. The National Cybersecurity Office, which was set up…Japan Today
CYBEROct 8Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase AttacksAttackers behind a string of personal data leaks at Japanese organizations have abused APIs for mobile apps and targeted known software flaws, the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) said. The Tokyo-based center, which takes incident reports, based its October 8, 2026 alert on those reports and other information. The alert names no attacker and no affected organization. JPCERT/The Hacker News