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GMO’s trading-cloud breach tests Japan’s cyber-defence boundary

The Japanese provider is seeking government intervention after a breach exposed trading credentials. Its response reveals how a cloud service can become a financial-security problem, while the role of AI remains unproven.

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A rented Windows desktop can sit surprisingly close to someone’s savings. GMO Internet’s Onamae.com Desktop Cloud breach shows why: the server hosting a trading tool may also hold the credentials that authorise its transactions. The resulting security boundary runs through a cloud provider, a broker and a customer, with no convenient place for responsibility to stop.

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