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GMO Internet asks Japan to use active cyber defense measures
GMO Internet has asked Japan’s government to take active cyber defense measures in response to an unauthorized-access problem.
The company said its automated foreign-exchange trading servers were accessed without permission.
The servers were used for automated foreign-exchange margin trading, where trades are made using borrowed funds.
The request is for the government to apply its active cyber defense approach to the incident.
Unauthorized access can put systems and the services they support at risk, though the available information gives no details about damage or who was responsible.
No decision or next step from the government was reported.
GMO Internet Group asked the Japanese government to take preemptive cybersecurity measures.
The company said customer information linked to its foreign exchange trading service was leaked without authorization and used in fraudulent transactions.
It also said account passwords and other login credentials may have been compromised.
The request followed unauthorized access to servers used for automated foreign exchange margin trading.
- Who
- GMO Internet Group, a Japanese internet services provider.
- What
- It asked the government to apply active cyber defense measures.
- When
- Saturday, October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- The company reported unauthorized access and a leak of customer information related to its foreign exchange trading service.
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GMO said customer information may have been leaked and login credentials may have been compromised.
GMO said customer information had been leaked and used in fraudulent transactions, and asked the government to take preemptive cybersecurity measures.
- Company
- GMO Internet Group
- Request
- Government action on active cyber defense
- Affected service
- Foreign exchange trading
- Reported impact
- Customer information was used in fraudulent transactions