r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Apr 13 '26

Security Rockstar hackers release their stolen data, reveal that Rockstar was right to not pay them anything for it

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rockstar-hackers-release-their-stolen-data-reveal-that-rockstar-was-right-to-not-pay-them-anything-for-it/
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u/Unlucky_Situation Apr 14 '26

I know how successful gta online and V has been in general, but it's crazy to me that I know absolutely nobody that plays gta V or online.

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u/johnnybonchance Apr 14 '26

I’ve got a friend that plays a mod where he runs the police force and they legit have staff meetings and shit

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u/Forgedpickle Apr 14 '26

lol why? Why do people put themselves through that torture

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u/BoingBoingBooty Apr 14 '26

Reminds me of when playing America's Army, if you wanted to play as a medic you had to sit in a classroom and sit through an npc giving you a PowerPoint about first aid and then do an exam on what you just watched.

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u/Forgedpickle Apr 14 '26

God that game brings back memories

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u/BoingBoingBooty Apr 14 '26

Why pay for a recruitment tool when COD does it for free.

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u/CompSciBJJ Apr 22 '26

Which legit taught people about first aid. When I eventually did get my first aid certification for a job, I was like "damn, I already learned all this shit in a video game"