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Japanese online service company GMO Internet Group apologized for recent security breaches from cyberattacks, promising to prevent a recurrence and compensate victims. CEO Masatoshi Kumagai and other executives bowed deeply at a news conference in Tokyo. GMO confirmed that unauthorized access to its cloud service, Onamae.com Desktop Cloud, resulted in leaked information and transactions affecting dozens of securities firms and other businesses, with over 26,000 cases reported.
Kumagai, who founded the company in 1991, acknowledged internal warnings about systemic weaknesses but failed to act. He apologized for recent social media posts that may have hurt victims' feelings. GMO is offering compensation, a goodwill payment to all customers, and a new security system. The company is also offering a $1 million bounty for information leading to the identification and arrest of the attackers.
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