Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by BleepingComputer, Oct 27, 23:35 UTC
Japan's GMO urges customers to shut down PCs amid ransomware threat
Summary
Japan's GMO Group has urged customers to disconnect their systems from the internet and shut down their computers after a threat actor who breached its Onamae Desktop Cloud service threatened to launch a ransomware attack, BleepingComputer reports. Infosecurity Magazine says GMO Internet told customers to unplug their PCs ahead of a possible attack. The excerpts available do not say who is behind the threat or whether the attack has happened.
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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.
BleepingComputerFirst report
Japan's GMO urges customers to shut down PCs amid ransomware threat
The GMO Group has urged customers to disconnect their systems from the internet and shut down computers after a threat actor who breached the company's Onamae Desktop Cloud threatened to launch a ransomware attack today.
Infosecurity Magazine
Japan’s GMO Internet Urges Customers to Disconnect PCs
GMO Internet has told customers to unplug their PCs in advance of a possible ransomware attack
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