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GMO Japan Issues Ransomware Warning to Customers Over Data Breach

| 2026-10-28 12:31 HIGH LOW RANSOMWARE & EXTORTION DATA BREACH DDOS & DISRUPTION
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Executive Summary
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On October 20, 2026, Japanese internet giant GMO Group disclosed a cyberattack in which threat actors installed malware on some customer environments, resulting in up to 26,739 servers being at risk. In response to the attack and subsequent ransomware threats, GMO told its customers to shut down and disconnect PCs from the internet following a data breach. The company's announcement advised customers to scan their computers for viruses, back up all of their data, and then shut them down. This incident is attributed to Japan, with GMO Group being the identified entity affected by the attack involving ‎Data Breach‎ and ‎Ransomware‎ tactics.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Reset credentials and API keys that may have been exposed, and review access logs for the affected accounts or integrations.
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Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
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Incident Timeline
‎October 20, 2026
Threat actors installed malware on some customer environments of Japanese internet giant GMO.
infrastructure 26,739 servers
Apparently, up to 26,739 servers were at risk, and the company responded by progressively shutting them down, launching an investigation, and cleaning them up.
‎2026/10/28
Threat actors used ransomware to prompt Japanese internet giant GMO Group to instruct its customers to shut down and disconnect PCs from the internet.
organisation GMO
Japanese internet giant GMO tells customers to shut down and disconnect PCs from the internet following data breach and ransomware threat.
organisation GMO Group
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.
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infrastructure
26,739
Servers
Apparently, up to 26,739 servers were at risk, and the company responded by progressively shutting them down, launching an investigation, and cleaning them up.
Intelligence Sources
Data Breaches 2026-10-28