GMO Internet Warns of Ransomware Attack Demanding $50M

Japanese internet company GMO Internet has received a warning of an imminent cyberattack, including a customer data leak and ransomware deployment, scheduled for noon Tuesday. The attacker has demanded 50 million dollars in ransom, but the company has refused to pay. The warning follows a recent unauthorized access incident affecting GMO's automated foreign exchange margin trading servers, which may have compromised user personal information. The company has collected customer devices for investigation and urged users to run virus scans and back up data. GMO Internet has also made an urgent request to the Japanese government to implement "active cyber defense" operations in response to the breach. The company continues to assess the extent of the damage and take countermeasures.