Twitch on Wednesday confirmed what appears to be a large data breach , pointing to an «error in a Twitch server configuration change» that exposed some …
Twitch on Wednesday confirmed what appears to be a large data breach, pointing to an «error in a Twitch server configuration change» that exposed some data to the internet. The leaked data allegedly includes the Amazon-owned streaming platform’s source code, reports on creator payouts and details about an unreleased Steam competitor from Amazon Game Studios. An anonymous hacker on Wednesday posted a 125GB torrent containing the information to the 4chan message board, as earlier reported by Video Games Chronicle. The publication said an anonymous company source confirmed the leaked data is legitimate. The Verge also reported that it was able to confirm the leak. In a tweet Wednesday, Twitch confirmed the breach. The company will follow up with more details in a blog post later, saying that it was still working to understand the full impact of the incident. «We have learned that some data was exposed to the internet due to an error in a Twitch server configuration change that was subsequently accessed by a malicious third party,» the company wrote. «Our teams are working with urgency to investigate the incident.
