GMO Internet President Ito Tadashi (伊藤正) acknowledged at a press conference on the 2nd that data from customers’ VPSs and PCs had been stolen, and disclosed that 1 item of the company’s information had been posted on the attacker’s website.
At GMO Internet Group’s press conference on the 2nd, President Ito Tadashi (伊藤正) confirmed that data from customers’ VPSs and PCs had been stolen and acknowledged that 1 item of information had been posted on the attacker’s website. The explanation was given in the presence of Chairman Kumagai Masatoshi (熊谷正寿) and others.
The Metropolitan Police Department announced that it would establish an investigative headquarters with approximately 70 personnel in connection with the unauthorised access issue. Attention is focused on the future investigative policy and developments. It was also explained that malware had been distributed to customers’ VPSs from 20 September to 14 October.
Executive Vice President Yamashita indicated the period during which malware was distributed to customers’ VPSs and explained that work was under way to determine the specific scope and scale of the damage.