Japan's GMO Offers $1 Million Bounty to Catch Hackers Behind FX Trading Cloud Breach

GMO Internet Group is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information that leads to the capture of hackers responsible for breaching its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud service. The service, which hosts Windows desktops used for FX trading, was recently compromised, prompting the company to launch a reward program. The program began on October 28 and will only provide payment if a tip results in an arrest or an international wanted notice. The move comes after GMO Internet Group refused to pay an extortion demand from the attackers.