One World Nearly Collapses: Google Researcher Reveals Terrifying Facts

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has released a report stating that it successfully thwarted hackers’ actions using artificial intelligence (AI) models to plan a large-scale vulnerability exploitation operation. GTIG detected the use of AI by hackers to find zero-day exploitation vulnerabilities for breaching two-factor authentication processes. For context, a zero-day vulnerability refers to a software flaw unknown to the service developers, which cybercriminals typically exploit to launch attacks. “The criminal threat actors planned to exploit the zero-day vulnerability for massive exploitation. However, we were able to proactively thwart it and prevent the hackers’ plans,” Google wrote in a post, without disclosing the identity of the hacker group in question. Google stated that the AI model used was not the company’s Gemini model, cited from CNBC International, Tuesday (12/5/2026). This finding demonstrates how hackers are leveraging available AI tools, such as OpenClaw, to exploit software flaws. This step is specifically aimed at destroying companies, government institutions, and other organisations. Last April, Anthropic delayed the mass launch of its advanced AI model Mythos. The reason was Anthropic’s concern that the model would be used by cybercriminals to identify and target vulnerabilities in legacy software. These concerns have triggered a wave of apprehension across various industries. Even the White House held a special meeting with business leaders and tech giants to discuss the issue. Anthropic only released the Mythos AI model to a few testing groups, including Apple, CrowdStrike, Microsoft, and Palo Alto Networks. Last week, OpenAI announced the GPT-5.5-Cyber model, a variant of its latest AI model that is currently under special review and limited to cybersecurity teams with capacity. In a report earlier this week, Google highlighted several examples of how hackers have already used tools like OpenClaw to find vulnerabilities, launch cyberattacks, and develop malware. Groups linked to China and North Korea have shown significant interest in using AI for vulnerability discovery, according to the report.