Most of hacking is done by mass effort with maybe a couple percent of people that aren't doing basic things to protect themselves being affected. That couple of percent is enough to keep the hackers flush. (So please, follow basic cybersecurity steps, people.)
The plain truth of the matter, though, is that if a hacker or group of hackers is targeting someone individually for reasons, that person is in real trouble.
This has been a PSA for everyone chasing fame and clout.
I don't think this post said anything about 'The Game' backfiring.
It specifically calls out that streamers spoke about exactly what they didn't want spoken. That's what the Streisand Effect is.
Congratulations to Game Science for a good game, but it's business as usual for the C-Suite being completely disconnected to how the social world works.