All Twitch data and source code has been leaked online

Date:
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:36:21 +0000

Description:
A hacker claims to have got access to the entirety of Twitch and is sharing
it with everyone for free.

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An anonymous hacker claims to have leaked the entirety of popular video game live streaming service Twitch, including its source code and personally identifiable information (PII) of its users.

Video Games Chronicles (VGC) reports that the hacker wasnt pleased with the community that had built around the service and leaked the data in a bid to foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space.

The leaked data is rolled into a 125GB torrent, and its link was posted to 4chan. Although the authenticity of the data hasnt been authoritatively established, an anonymous source told VGC that it is, including the source code. TechRadar needs you!

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The data was supposedly obtained this week itself, and the source further claimed that Twitch is aware of the leak, though the service hasnt officially commented on either the breach, or the shared data. PII and more

Expectedly, some people have already started combing through the data and are sharing purported earnings of popular streamers, while others claim the data also includes encrypted user passwords.

In all, the leaked Twitch data reportedly includes all versions of the source code of the platform, complete with the developers comments, going all the
way back to its beginning.

The torrent also includes the proprietary SDKs and internal AWS services used by the platform, as well as data from all other Twitch-owned properties including IGDB and CurseForge, and lots more.

To top it off, the hacker has claimed that the 125GB torrent is just the
first part of the data exfiltrated from Twitch, and that the rest will be shared as well without specifying a time window for its release. Protect your devices with these best antivirus software

Via Video Games Chronicles



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