Twitch Suffers Massive Leak of User Information

Change your Twitch password now then come back for the rest of the article.

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The popular streaming platform Twitch appears to have suffered a major security breach by an anonymous hacker, who purportedly has accessed the site’s source code, streamer earning information, and user info.

The anonymous hacker seems to have originated the leak on 4chan. While Twitch has yet to officially comment on the leak, VGC reports that an “anonymous company source has stated that the leaked data is legitimate.”

The source code leaked contains numerous internal tools used by Twitch’s programmers, including security protocols used to test the platform’s security. Well, looks like they could have used a little more security, all things considered.

In addition to sensitive information of users, the leak also includes comprehensive numbers regarding the earnings of top streamers, as summarized in the tweet below:

The data also contains a reference to something called Vapor, which may be an Amazon Games Studios-backed digital marketplace meant to compete with Steam and the Epic Games Store. The leak suggests that Amazon and Twitch would be collaborating in integrating the streaming platform into games that utilize Vapor.

This is just the first round of information gleaned from the 125GB leak. Twitch users should either change their password or enable two-factor authentication in order to keep their accounts secure.

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