Live video streaming service Twitch has confirmed a major data breach of the company's servers. The edge reported.
The hacker was able to access the servers due to a misconfiguration change.
Tweeting about the violation, Twitch wrote: "We can confirm that a violation has occurred."
โOur teams are working urgently to understand the scope of this. We will update the community as soon as additional information is available. "
The video streaming platform admitted that a mistake in a Twitch server configuration change exposed the data to the internet, allowing the hacker to gain access. However, the company said there was no indication that login credentials had been exposed, before adding that full credit card numbers were not exposed either.
Until now, hackers have leaked data such as the source code of the company's streaming service and details of the creators' payments. On the 4chan message board, an anonymous account released a 125GB torrent earlier that day. The poster claimed that the torrent included the entirety of Twitch.
The anonymous poster has also labeled the leak "part one," suggesting that more leaks could be in the offing.
While the leak includes personal information, such as creators' payments, it does not appear to have account passwords, email accounts, or Twitch user addresses. The edge reported.
Instead, the leaker seemed to have focused more on sharing Twitch company tools and information.
Twitch itself isn't sure how much data the hacker accessed. He said he was still trying to understand the breach and asking some users to change their account passwords.
The leak could end up being detrimental to the game streaming service, especially creators who depend on Twitch to keep their information and earnings safe. The hack comes in the wake of weeks-long protest under the #DoBetterTwitch movement urging the streamer to improve its service. Streamers also took a day off in August to protest the company's apparent inaction against hate raids.
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