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GMO Internet Group urges users to unplug computers amid hacking 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 has asked account holders in Japan to back up their data, switch off their computers and disconnect them from power before noon on Tuesday, after hackers threatened to expose customers' personal information. The unusual instruction has drawn attention online, with users discussing the scale of the threat and what the company's drastic advice suggests about the severity of the security incident.

Why now: Hackers threatened to expose GMO customers' personal information, prompting rare emergency advice to unplug computers.

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• GMO Internet Group asked GMO account holders to back up their data, turn off their computer and pull the plug connected to the computer before noon on Tuesday as hackers threatened to expose personal information. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/… · thejapantimes · 3

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