# Japanese firm GMO seeks 'Active Cyber Defense' by govt. — NHK WORLD

- **Publication**: [From the Dumpster Fire](https://fromthedumpsterfire.com/) · [Haul 001: Wild, wild times](https://fromthedumpsterfire.com/haul/1)
- **Canonical URL**: https://fromthedumpsterfire.com/haul/1/japanese-firm-gmo-seeks-active-cyber-defense-by-govt
- **Type**: Essay (The opening)
- **Creator**: NHK WORLD
- **Original Source**: [NHK WORLD](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/news/20261024de64914/) (24 October 2026) · 1 minute
- **Published**: 2026-10-31

## Why it's here (Editor — Bhuvanesh)

In Die Hard 4, the villains hack the stock market to set off a panic, as cover for stealing the nation's financial records. We just saw a very limited preview of this in Japan, where GMO says attackers broke into a cloud service it runs for foreign-exchange traders and placed trades in customers' accounts without their knowledge. I don't know if AI was involved, and I want to be very clear about that.

## Machine Marginalia (Verified against cited sources)

- GMO Internet Group says attackers got into the cloud service investors use for foreign-exchange trading and made trades in some customers' accounts without their knowledge. The company has asked the government to act against the attackers' "attack infrastructure", and calls its request the first case of activating "Active Cyber Defense". *(Cite: NHK WORLD, the piece itself)*