Twitch Confirms Data Has Been Hacked
Written by Site Hub on October 7, 2021
Twitch, the popular game streaming service, has confirmed that they have suffered what seems to be a major data breach. This game streaming service owned by Amazon has more than 7 million creators streaming every month. Twitch took to Twitter to share the news:
We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as soon as additional information is available. Thank you for bearing with us.
— Twitch (@Twitch) October 6, 2021
It has not been pinpointed of specific details about the data breach. However, according to the website Video Games Chronicle, an anonymous hacker posted 125 gigabytes worth of Twitch data to the online chat forum 4chan. This data breach release, reportedly includes the source code for the site, details of creator payouts, and names of the company’s clients.
Source: NPR
