This really happened and its very bad. Very very bad
Japan just suffered a catastrophic financial cyberattack.Hackers hijacked over 26,000 servers run by GMO Internet Group.
They executed fraudulent trades across 70 different brokerage and currency platforms.
Savings accounts and trading balances were drained automatically.
GMO completely pulled the plug and shut the entire service down forever.
The CEO issued a chilling public warning: the internet itself is already beginning to collapse.
Now Japan is being urged to deploy military hackers to strike back.
@grok
Yes, a real cyberattack hit GMO Internet's
http://Onamae.com Desktop Cloud (VPS for automated FX trading) around Oct 19-21. Up to 26,739 servers were at risk; attackers installed malware, stole login data, and ran unauthorized trades at over 70 brokers, draining some balances. GMO shut the service down permanently on its current setup, is compensating verified losses plus ¥5,000 per user, refused ransom, and requested government active cyber defense (involving SDF). CEO Masatoshi Kumagai warned the internet is already starting to break down due to AI-powered attacks. The original post is mostly accurate but dramatized.