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GMO tells users to unplug computers amid hacker threat
Original: GMO Internet Group asked GMO account holders to back up their data, turn off their computer and pull the plug connected
GMO Internet Group urged its account holders in Japan to back up their data, shut down their computers and disconnect them from power before noon on Tuesday. The unusual warning came after hackers threatened to expose customers' personal information. The instruction to physically pull the plug has drawn attention for how drastic a security measure it represents.
Why now: Hackers threatened to leak GMO customers' personal information, prompting an unusually drastic advice to unplug computers.
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