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GMO Internet to compensate customers after cyberattack on cloud service Onamae.com Desktop Cloud

Japanese company GMO Internet announced compensation for customers after a cyberattack on its virtual server service Onamae.com Desktop Cloud: the attack potentially affected 26,739 servers and trading accounts at more than 70 companies. The attackers demanded $50 million in cryptocurrency; the company refused to pay and is cooperating with the police. GMO shares fell almost 16%.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
World

72-year-old Tashkent resident who extorted $500 thousand from a Bukhara businessman while posing as an Administration of the President employee sentenced to 8 years

The Bukhara City Criminal Court sentenced 72-year-old Kh. Yu. to 8 years imprisonment for extortion on an especially large scale. He posed as an Administration of the President employee, intimidated the head of a Bukhara company with an inspection and demanded $500 thousand. He was detained while receiving 10 million soums on his card.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read