Twitch acknowledges massive breach that exposed the entire platform
Update: Twitch has now acknowledged the breach, saying it is working with “urgency” on the matter on social media.
Original post: Things could be about to get real messy for Twitch. The Amazon-owned streaming platform is the target of an alleged hack, leak, whatever you want to call it, but the end result is the same. A 125GB torrent of, well, everything that is Twitch has been made available on the shadier parts of the internet that could spell big trouble not only for Twitch, but for many attached to the platform.
The files that were made available through 4Chan have not been verified as authentic, nor has Twitch officially acknowledged the alleged leak, but if the data is legit, hoo boy. A company source speaking to VGC has though said it’s the real deal.
Not only is personal information in there, including user passwords, but also payout information for Twitch’s top earners (tl;dr they’re making millions as if you didn’t already know that) and, more troublingly for Amazon at least, the entire source code for the platform.
Also surfacing as part of this leak is an Amazon-made Steam competitor that never saw the light of day. We’re sure to hear much more on this if indeed it is a legitimate dump of Twitch data, but for now, you should probably protect yourself.
If you have a Twitch account, now is a good time to head on over, change your password, and make sure you have two-factor authentication (2FA) turned on. We’ll update as and when Twitch comments on the leak.
THIS is Far Cry 6’s best feature
Far Cry 6 won’t win any prizes for innovation this year, but it does have one new mini-game that took me wholly by surprise. Just don’t tell PETA.
Far Cry 6 Xbox review: Big, beautiful, bored
Far Cry 6 is another solid entry in the popular shooter sandbox. Unfortunately, there’s not much to say beyond that. Ubisoft’s inability to innovate seems to be an endemic problem at the studio right now. Although the art is gorgeous and the main villain is great, there’s absolutely nothing new here. That might not be a bad thing, though, if you love the Far Cry formula.
