GMO Internet Group has urged users of its Onamae Desktop Cloud VPS service to disconnect from the internet, power down their PCs, and unplug cables after attackers who breached the service followed through on threats to leak stolen data and trigger ransomware. The breach, first detected on October 20, may have affected up to 26,739 customer servers, exposing MetaTrader 4/5 trading credentials though not payment data. GMO says it refused the attacker's ¥8 billion ($50 million) ransom demand and is instead offering each affected customer ¥5,000 ($30) in compensation while working with Trend Micro on recovery.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-27
GMO Internet is investigating suspected unauthorized access to its Onamae cloud desktop service, which provides virtualized desktops to financial traders. The company says an attacker has published data allegedly tied to customers and its business, though it has not fully verified the leak's contents, and up to 27,000 servers may be affected. GMO has urged customers to reset passwords after reports of unauthorized activity on trading accounts.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-27
GMO Internet Group confirmed that attackers gained unauthorized access to its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud VPS service and installed malicious programs on nearly 27,000 customer server environments. The company began shutting down affected servers on October 21, 2026, taking all Desktop Cloud plans offline with no restoration date given. GMO says payment data was stored separately and wasn't affected, but customer-stored data may have been exposed.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-21
GMO AI & Robotics Trading has deployed what it calls Japan's first humanoid ambulance, a van fitted with diagnostic gear, spare parts and a backup robot to swap in when one of its humanoids fails in the field. The single vehicle, based at GMO's Shibuya headquarters, will service humanoids the company operates, including units working as baggage handlers at Haneda Airport with JAL Ground Service. Broken robots are hauled back to GMO's Humanoid Lab for repair while a spare continues the job on site.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-16
The European Union has overturned its previous strict restrictions on cultivating gene-edited crops, no longer classifying them under the same rules as traditional GMOs. The change allows CRISPR-edited plants, which involve only small DNA changes rather than foreign-species insertions, to be grown more freely, potentially alongside conventional crops. A plant geneticist argues this shift could reshape European agriculture, though he warns the new rules still contain flaws that may limit their benefits.
nature.com
· 2026-09-15
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