The head of GMO Internet Group sounded the alarm on his own blog, declaring that “the internet is starting to break.” The backdrop: a self-proclaimed hacker had published images exposing vulnerabilities in the company’s network, sparking an uproar. On 5ch, reactions piled up along the lines of “What’s broken is your company’s security.” His choice of words hinting at “public and private sectors” also fueled suspicion that he was trying to shift blame onto the government, splitting opinion over what he really meant.
■ Something I really need to say
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With that said, there’s something I absolutely need to tell you, as someone who lives and works on the front lines of the internet.
Well, us regular folks can just go back to paying cash
45AnonymousOct 26, 2026 13:35
If AI is really making security this sloppy everywhere, giant US companies would be getting hit left and right too. You're just incompetent
46AnonymousOct 26, 2026 13:35
Like someone said earlier, I also think the culprit might be a former employee who got sidelined for pointing out the problems
52AnonymousOct 26, 2026 13:37
Why is he trying to pin this on the government?
65AnonymousOct 26, 2026 13:45
He's the competent guy who slashed 50 million yen in expenses down to just 30,000 yen — so why did this happen…
69AnonymousOct 26, 2026 13:49
Re: #65
Paying the 50 million would've been cheaper in the end
96AnonymousOct 26, 2026 14:18
It's always Japan, huh. The US doesn't get robbed nearly this much
101AnonymousOct 26, 2026 14:22
Re: #96
If you attack the US, they'll stop handing over GPUs and memory to you. Then you can't scale up the AI you use for attacks
113AnonymousOct 26, 2026 14:30
GMO's always had this shady vibe to it, no matter how much time passes
119AnonymousOct 26, 2026 14:32
Re: #113
They just hide behind calling themselves a 'proper corporation' to cover up the shady stuff
115AnonymousOct 26, 2026 14:31
So basically, "give us subsidies"?
118AnonymousOct 26, 2026 14:32
Re: #115
That's really all he wanted to say in the end, lol
Background and Key Points of This Debate
GMO Group is a major player that runs businesses including the domain registrar “Onamae.com.” This time, a self-proclaimed hacker reportedly published images claiming the vulnerability had existed since 2019. Opinions in the thread split over how to read the executive’s phrase about tackling the issue “through public-private cooperation” — some saw it as shifting responsibility onto the government, others as a genuine expression of concern for the industry as a whole. There were also repeated jabs at the company’s track record of aggressively slashing costs, but the actual scope of the damage and the truth of the hacker’s claims can’t be confirmed from the thread alone. It’s also worth noting that the blog excerpt quoted here is only the opening portion, so reactions are spreading without the full context of the original post.
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