# Rockstar got hacked. The data was junk. The secrets it revealed were not

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Podcast: [Smashing Security](https://stenobird.com/podcast/smashing-security-453614)
Published: 2026-04-22T22:00:32+00:00
Episode link: https://www.smashingsecurity.com/464
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## Resource

A company that ran anonymous tip lines for 35,000 American schools - handling reports of bullying, weapons, and self-harm - boasted on its website that it had suffered zero security breaches in over 20 years. A hacker called Internet Yiff Machine thought that sounded like a challenge, with predictable results... Meanwhile, Rockstar Games gets hacked again - and the stolen data turns out to be less embarrassing than the financial secrets it accidentally revealed. GTA Online is still making half a billion dollars a year. Red Dead Redemption is not. All this and more in episode 464 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity keynote speaker and industry veteran Graham Cluley, joined this week by special guest BBC cybersecurity correspondent Joe Tidy. Plus! Don't miss our featured interview with Ryan Benson of Meter. EPISODE LINKS: Grinex exchange blames "Western intelligence" for $13.7M crypto hack - Bleeping Computer. Are Former Black Basta Affiliates Automating Executive Targeting? - Reliaquest. Apple is working on passcode bug locking out iPhone users - The Register. Hackers who stole crime tip records offering data cache for $10k - San. P3 Advertised 20+ Years and 0 Security Breaches. You Can Guess What Happened Next - Databreaches.net. Portland police urge residents to avoid Crime Stoppers following hack - San. GTA-maker Rockstar Games hacked again but downplays impact - BBC News. Rockstar hackers release their stolen data, reveal that Rockstar was right to not pay them anything for it - PC Gamer. XCancel . ”We Are Anonymous” by Parmy Olson - Penguin. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) SPONSORS: Elastic – AI is transforming security operations, but security is still a data problem. Learn how context-rich data drives faster, m…

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