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GMO Plans Payments After a Cyberattack

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

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.

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.

Source: GMO Internet, 2026-10-24. https://internet.gmo/en/news/article/249/

Read and practise

1. Who is included in the 5,000-yen plan?

   1. Only customers who lost money
   2. Every current customer of the named service
   3. Everyone who uses any GMO service

2. What must happen before a trading loss is covered?

   1. The loss must be checked.
   2. The customer must make another trade.
   3. Every market price must rise.

Your turn

Explain the main development in your own words. Include one detail that helps a reader understand it.

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