Japanese firms pay compensation after cyberattacks

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ITHome reports several Japanese companies are paying users compensation after cyberattacks disrupted services and exposed data-protection gaps.

ITHome reports that several Japanese companies have begun paying compensation to users after a series of cyberattacks disrupted online services and raised concerns about data security. GMO Internet Group announced it will pay all affected customers a preliminary 5,000 yen goodwill payment following an intrusion into its foreign-exchange service, while Park24 will pay 3,000 yen per user after a personal-information leak. [1]

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  1. 遭网络攻击后,多家日本企业开始向用户支付补偿金

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