GMO Chairman Scolds Staff at Press Conference After Data Breach
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GMO is a Japanese internet company. The company had a cyberattack. Someone took personal information from GMO. This is called unauthorized access.
GMO held a press conference about the problem. The company president said sorry to the public.
During the event, GMO's chairman spoke to his staff. He told one worker to prepare a presentation. He used strong words.
He also told another worker to close his suit jacket button. People online saw this. Many people did not like how he talked to his staff.
Videos of the press conference went online. People talked about the relationship between the chairman and his workers. Many people were surprised.
News reports say a strange account may be connected to the attack. Some reports say North Korea may be involved. This is not fully confirmed yet.
Reports also say many people's personal information is sold online. This happens on the dark web. More than five million pieces of data were found around the world.
Vocabulary15 words
- cyberattack
- when someone attacks a computer system
- unauthorized access
- entering a computer system without permission
- press conference
- a meeting where someone answers questions from news people
- presentation
- a talk with slides, showing information
- relationship
- how two people connect or treat each other
- account
- a profile used to log into a website
- dark web
- a hidden part of the internet, hard to find
- chairman
- a top leader of a company
- staff
- people who work for a company
- personal information
- private facts about a person, like name or address
- confirmed
- shown to be true
- involved
- taking part in something
- scold
- to speak angrily to someone about a mistake
- online
- connected to the internet
- public
- all the people in general
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1. It had a cyberattack 2. — 3. True
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GMO is a Japanese internet _____. The company had a cyberattack.
Someone took personal _____ from GMO.
GMO held a press _____ about the problem.
The company _____ said sorry to the public.
During the event, GMO's _____ spoke to his staff.
He told one worker to prepare a _____.
He also told another worker to close his suit _____.
Many people did not like how he talked to his _____.
Some reports say North _____ may be involved.
More than five _____ pieces of data were found around the world.
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