Japanese host Onamae Desktop Cloud shuts down customer servers after intruders plant malware
GMO's notice gives the server count and the shutdown; BleepingComputer explains who uses the service.
GMO Internet's Onamae.com Desktop Cloud, a Japanese virtual private server service marketed for running automated FX trading software, says a third party gained unauthorized access and installed malicious programs in some customers' server environments. Its notice lists 26,739 servers as possibly affected.
To prevent further damage, the company began shutting down customer servers from 04:00 local time on October 21, affecting all Desktop Cloud plans, with no restart date given. BleepingComputer reports the company says data stored on the servers may have been exposed but it has not confirmed misuse, and that payment details are kept on separate infrastructure.
Customers who stored passwords or other secrets on their servers are advised to change them, and the company warns of phishing that may exploit the incident, saying it will never ask for passwords or card numbers by email or phone.
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