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Tuesday 27 October 2026

GMO Internet hackers demanded $50m in crypto, CEO says

GMO Internet chief Masatoshi Kumagai says attackers behind the Onamae.com Desktop Cloud breach demanded $50 million in crypto. GMO says it didn't pay.

Glyph Tuesday 27 October 2026, open calendar5 min read

File photo of Shibuya Fukuras, GMO Internet Group's head office building in Tokyo, 23 May 2024. Photo by Syced via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

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The people who broke into a Japanese cloud service used by currency traders wanted $50 million in Bitcoin or Ether, and they gave the company about five hours to pay. GMO Internet says it didn't pay a cent.

The Shibuya Fukuras building, home of GMO Internet Group, under a pink and orange evening sky in Tokyo — File photo of Shibuya Fukuras, GMO Internet Group's head office building in Tokyo, 23 May 2024. Photo by Syced via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

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Glyph Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 6:02 am Adelaide, open calendar5 min read

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