GMO Hit by Cyberattack, Asks Japan's Government for Help
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GMO is a company in Japan. It offers FX trading services. FX means buying and selling money from other countries.
Someone got into customer accounts without permission. This is called unauthorized access. The attacker made bad trades with customer money.
One customer lost 2.5 million yen in one minute. GMO will pay back money to people who lost it. This is called compensation.
GMO thinks the attack may be linked to other data leaks. A data leak is when private information gets out by accident.
GMO asked the Japanese government for help. It wants the government to use active cyber defense. This means the government can stop cyberattacks before they cause harm.
GMO called this an emergency request. This means they need help very fast.
More companies may face similar attacks soon. People are worried about their money online.
Vocabulary5 words
- unauthorized access
- entering a computer system without permission
- compensation
- money given back after a loss
- data leak
- private information that goes out by mistake
- active cyber defense
- government action to stop online attacks before they happen
- emergency request
- asking for help very fast
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Answer key
1. An FX trading company 2. 2.5 million yen 3. Use active cyber defense
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GMO is a company in Japan. It offers _____ trading services.
Someone got into customer accounts without permission. This is called _____.
One customer lost _____ yen in one minute.
GMO will pay back money to people who lost it. This is called _____.
GMO thinks the attack may be linked to other _____.
GMO asked the Japanese government for help. It wants the government to use _____.
GMO called this an _____. This means they need help very fast.
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