
GMOインターネットグループの熊谷正寿会長兼社長が記者会見し、セキュリティー問題への対応遅れを謝罪。役員報酬3割減額へ。
GMOインターネットグループの熊谷正寿会長兼社長が2日、東京都内で記者会見し、グループ会社から指摘されていたセキュリティ問題への対応遅れについて謝罪した。不正アクセス発覚後初の会見で、金銭要求には応じない姿勢を強調した。
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GMOインターネットグループが不正アクセスを受け、セキュリティ上の問題への対応遅れが指摘されていた。
「お客さまをお守りすることができず、誠に申し訳ありませんでした」。GMOインターネットグループの熊谷正寿会長兼社長が2日、東京都内で記者会見し、グループ会社から指摘されていたセキュリティー上の問題への対応が遅れた点について謝罪した。不正アクセス発覚以降、初めての会見で、攻撃者に対する憤りも口にした。
GMO、2年前に社内で指摘も生かせず 熊谷社長、不正アクセスで謝罪―役員報酬3割減額
午後3時半、黒色のスーツ姿で現れた熊谷社長は会見の冒頭、事件に関するSNS上の投稿で、自身の笑顔の写真を掲載するなどしたことを含めて謝罪し、登壇した経営陣らとともに深々と頭を下げた。その後も時折、言葉を詰まらせながら「お客さまのための情報を守れと言い続けてきた」と釈明した。
同社は攻撃者からの金銭の要求には応じない姿勢を貫き、先月27日には1人分の個人情報が公開された。熊谷社長は「彼らの最大の目的はお金。(攻撃者を)助長するようなことはしない」と改めて表明。「インターネットが犯罪者のツールになっているまま、業界を撤退することはできない」と訴えた。

Osaka City announced on the 3rd that names and email addresses may have been leaked due to unauthorized access to the email delivery service ``Arara Message'' used by the government's online system. A maximum of 2,230,812 items were affected, and credit card numbers and My Numbers were not included. The city is currently investigating whether there is a leak.

GMO Internet Group Chairman and President Masatoshi Kumagai held a press conference in Tokyo and apologized for the delay in responding to security issues that were raised two years ago. In his first press conference since the discovery of the unauthorized access, he emphasized that he would not respond to demands for money.
On November 2, GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai made a tearful apology and gave a press conference at a briefing regarding unauthorized access to affiliated services. He announced a policy of not paying ransoms and spoke about the rapid increase in AI-based cyber attacks and the industry's sense of crisis.
Masatoshi Kumagai, CEO of GMO Internet Group, held a press conference regarding the issue of unauthorized access to Onanae.com Desktop Cloud, and apologized for the leak of customer information and damage to assets.
In response to the issue of unauthorized access to GMO Internet, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has requested telecommunications carriers to block sites that publish personal information. The reason for this is fear of secondary damage, but there are also concerns about breaching the confidentiality of communications, and each company's response is divided.

Ransomware attacks for ransom purposes are rapidly increasing. According to the survey, approximately 40% of companies that paid ransoms made additional demands. According to the National Police Agency, there were 123 incidents from January to June of this year, the highest number in six months. Experts point out that the naturalization of the Japanese language due to advances in AI is one reason for the rapid increase, and call for a system for self-recovery that does not rely on payments.