They can then explore ROBLOX — interacting with others by chatting, playing games, or collaborating on creative projects. There is no cost for this first plot of virtual land.

“We thought our new 'Hack-A-Cat' game was a unique opportunity to inspire interest in cybersecurity for a younger audience using Roblox,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4.

Roblox ultimately discovered that someone had hacked a single server of the game, allowing them to circumvent the rules and upload code that clearly violated the company's rules.

A recent Roblox hacking scandal involves shady browser extension ‘SearchBlox,’ which reportedly managed to hit over 200,000 user accounts.