Key facts
- GMO Internet Group requested government "active cyber defense" measures.
- Unauthorized access occurred on automated FX currency margin trading servers.
- 26,739 FX trading servers may have been affected.
- GMO will compensate users for losses from unauthorized transactions.
- A 5,000 yen consolation payment will be made to all users.
Japanese internet infrastructure provider GMO Internet Group requested on Saturday that the government implement "active cyber defense" measures to proactively counter cyberattacks. The plea follows an unauthorized access incident affecting automated FX currency margin trading servers, which may have impacted 26,739 servers. The company stated it will compensate users for losses from unauthorized transactions and plans a 5,000 yen consolation payment to all users. The government began its active cyber defense system on Oct. 1, involving the Self-Defense Forces and police in pre-emptive server neutralization.