GMO Internet Group security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving GMO Internet Group, with related coverage.
Incidents: 1 · Most recent
GMO forex service hack causes unauthorised trades and customer losses
Impact: Reported losses across 2,943 accounts totalling ¥2.99 billion; related costs, including compensation, of ¥3.05 billion
Unauthorised access to GMO's foreign exchange trading service led to a data leak and unauthorised trades. As at 13 November, users had reported losses totalling ¥2.99 billion across 2,943 accounts, while costs including compensation for customer losses and goodwill payments came to ¥3.05 billion. GMO carried out a group-wide review. It also emerged that vulnerabilities had been highlighted and a system redesign proposed two years earlier, but no action had been taken.
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