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Japanese internet giant GMO tells customers to shut down and disconnect PCs from the internet following data breach and ransomware threat

·Source: DataBreaches.net

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Executive Summary

Sead Fadilpašić reports: Japanese internet giant GMO Group has told its customers to scan their computers for viruses, back up all of their data, disconnect the devices from the internet and then shut them down. The announcement, which literally told customers, “unplug any cords connected to your PC,” was made in response to a cyberattack...

Analysis

Sead Fadilpašić reports: Japanese internet giant GMO Group has told its customers to scan their computers for viruses, back up all of their data, disconnect the devices from the internet and then shut them down. The announcement, which literally told customers, “unplug any cords connected to your PC,” was made in response to a cyberattack...
Source Attribution

Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Oct 28, 2026.

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