Japan's GMO Internet Group said in a statement on Monday that hackers threatened to publicly leak customer data and launch a ransomware attack at noon on Tuesday. The group said it would not comply with the hacker's request because even a compromise cannot guarantee that the stolen data will be deleted.

Japan's GMO Internet Group said in a statement on Monday that hackers threatened to publicly leak customer data and launch a ransomware attack at noon on Tuesday. The group said it would not comply with the hacker's request because even a compromise cannot guarantee that the stolen data will be deleted.