GMO Plans Payments After a Cyberattack

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A fixed payment and help for trading losses are separate.

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Source: GMO Internet, 2026-10-24.

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Read and understand · 1/2Who is included in the 5,000-yen plan? Only customers who lost money Every current customer of the named service Everyone who uses any GMO service

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Every current customer of the named service. The promise covers current users of that particular service.

Clue: GMO says hackers entered its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud service and took customer information. It plans to pay 5,000 yen to every current customer of that service, even those who lost no money.

Read and understand · 2/2What must happen before a trading loss is covered? The loss must be checked. The customer must make another trade. Every market price must rise.

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The loss must be checked.. The company must check the reported loss.

Clue: The company also plans separate payments for losses from trades customers did not make. It must check those losses first. The announcement does not say all payments have already reached customers.

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