Video game streaming service Twitch targeted by massive data leak

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 09 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The website added that it was unclear at the time whether user data was exposed, but the hacker's 4Chan post claimed that the leak included code from Twitch's mobile, desktop and console clients, as well as proprietary software development kits (SDKs), payments to content creators and information regarding an unannounced competitor to PC gaming platform Steam.

Twitch confirmed the data breach on Twitter Wednesday.

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The leak "opens a gigantic door for evildoers to find cracks in the system, lace malware and potentially steal sensitive information," Ekram Ahmed, a spokesman for...