Trading Platform Rocked by Japan Hack, $50 Million Ransom

Hackers targeting a currency trading platform threatened to leak customer data unless they were paid $50 million, adding to a wave of cyberattacks in Japan that have prompted the government...

By Erica Yokoyama and Takashi Umekawa · Bloomberg Markets

Hackers targeting a currency trading platform threatened to leak customer data unless they were paid $50 million, adding to a wave of cyberattacks in Japan that have prompted the government to draw up emergency measures.