# GMO Internet CEO warns AI misuse threatens internet collapse

> Original title: GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai says that the internet itself is on the verge of collapse due to missuse of AI, and frames this ...

- Source: Andrew Curran
- Published: 2026-10-25T15:22:54.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/owemuj0vbes5xgtbpcsie7axg
- Original: https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2114377165408272807

## Summary

GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai says AI misuse has put the internet on the verge of collapse and calls the incident a national crisis. The warning follows a hack of GMO's cloud VPS service, used by foreign-exchange traders, in which attackers stole customer credentials and executed balance-destroying trades across more than 70 brokerages. GMO has asked government agencies for help.

## Post

GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai says that the internet itself is on the verge of collapse due to missuse of AI, and frames this event as a national crisis.

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## Quoted post @AndrewCurran_

> A cloud VPS service from Japan's massive GMO Internet Group used by foreign-exchange traders has been hacked. Attackers breached the servers, stole customer credentials, and executed balance-destroying trades across over 70 brokerages. GMO has asked government agencies for help.

https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2114242724971020787