What We Know
Japanese internet company GMO Internet is investigating the release of data that hackers claim contains customer information.3Backed by 3 sourcesTechCrunchNHK WorldThe Asahi Shimbun The release followed GMO’s decision not to pay a ransom reported by NHK World as $1 million and came after the attackers set a payment deadline.1Backed by 1 sourcesNHK World
Reports describe the exposed material as purported or allegedly leaked information, including data believed to relate to at least one GMO customer, rather than data whose authenticity and full scope have been established publicly.2Backed by 2 sourcesThe Asahi Shimbunasia.nikkei.com GMO has urged the public not to visit the hackers’ website, which was later reported to have been taken down.1Backed by 1 sourcesasia.nikkei.com
GMO said it would not comply with the attackers’ payment request, while the excerpt does not specify the reported ransom figure.1Context from one sourcejapantimes.co.jp The hackers’ ransom demand followed earlier unauthorized access to GMO’s foreign-exchange trading service, and the hacker site was later taken down.1Context from one sourcestraitstimes.com
Source Comparison
Aligned reportingCorroborates
- TechCrunch↗The excerpt supports the account that GMO Internet is investigating data hackers claim contains customer information.
- NHK World↗NHK reports that hackers released information they claimed was customer data after GMO ignored a deadline for a $1 million ransom.
- The Asahi Shimbun↗The report characterizes the material as purported client data and supports the account that GMO is investigating an alleged customer-information release.
- asia.nikkei.com↗Nikkei describes the posted material as information likely belonging to a GMO customer and reports GMO’s warning against accessing the hackers’ website.
Adds context
- japantimes.co.jp↗The excerpt adds that GMO said it would not comply with the attackers’ payment request, but it does not provide the briefing’s reported ransom figure.
- straitstimes.com↗The excerpt adds that the hackers’ ransom demand followed earlier unauthorized access to GMO’s foreign-exchange trading service and that the hacker site was taken down.