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

Japan’s GMO Internet Group is offering up to $1 million in total for tips that help catch the attackers who breached its Onamae.com Desktop Cloud service, after refusing to pay an extortion demand. The reward program opened on October 28 and pays only if a tip leads to an arrest or an international wanted notice; the service hosts Windows desktops used for FX trading.