Smashing Security podcast #461: This man hid $400 million in a fishing rod. Then it vanished

Graham Cluley @ 12:26 am, April 2, 2026  @grahamcluley.com  / grahamcluley A cannabis-growing, beekeeping, gyrocopter-flying Irishman invested his drug money in Bitcoin back in 2011 – and now sits on a fortune worth $400 million. There’s just one small problem: the access codes were tucked inside his fishing rod case, which has mysteriously vanished. Or has it? Because this week, one of his frozen wallets suddenly woke up and moved $35 million – and someone had to identify themselves to do it. Meanwhile, Ajax Football Club scores a spectacular cyber own-goal, as a data breach that the club claimed affected “a few hundred” fans turns out to may have exposed the personal details of 300,000 supporters – along with the ability to steal match tickets and quietly remove people from the stadium ban list. All this and more in episode 461 of the “Smashing Security” podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, joined this week by special guest Danny Palmer. Smashing Security #461: This man hid $400 million in a fishing rod. Then it vanished PLAY 00:00 00:00 00:00 MUTE SETTINGS Host: Graham Cluley:  @grahamcluley.com  @gcluley@mastodon.green  / grahamcluley Guest: Danny Palmer:  / dannypalmerwriter‬ Episode links: Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director’s personal email, publish photos and documents – Reuters. Windows PCs crash three times as often as Macs, report says – TechSpot. Wife used CCTV to steal $176M of husband’s crypto, UK court told – Coin Telegraph. Gardaí open €30m bitcoin virtual wallet, first of 12 accessed since seizure in 2019 – Irish Times. Irish Drug Dealer’s Lost BTC Stack Worth $400m Has Woken Up – Arkham. Ajax FC data breach exposes 300,000 fans, hacker steals tickets an stadium ban details – Cybernews. Small Prophets – BBC iPlayer. RPG Taverns – Dungeons and Dragons tavern in London. Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff) Sponsored by: Action1 – Keep your systems safe (and your sanity intact) with the patch management platform that just works. The best part? Your first 200 endpoints are free, forever, with no functional limits. Meter – Network infrastructure for the enterprise. Get a free personalised demo. Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off! Support the show: You can help the podcast by telling your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Join Smashing Security PLUS for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed! Follow us: Follow the show on Bluesky, or join us on the Smashing Security subreddit, or visit our website for more episodes. Thanks: Theme tune: “Vinyl Memories” by Mikael Manvelyan. Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks. Found this article interesting? Follow Graham Cluley on LinkedIn, Bluesky, or Mastodon to read more of the exclusive content we post. Data loss Law & order Podcast Privacy Vulnerability #cryptocurrency #data breach #football #Podcast #Smashing Security Graham Cluley Graham Cluley is an award-winning keynote speaker who has given presentations around the world about cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. A veteran of the computer security industry since the early 1990s, he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, makes regular media appearances, and hosts the popular "Smashing Security" podcast. Follow him on TikTok, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Mastodon, or drop him an email.