It's been a rough week on Twitch.
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Twitch He was reportedly disfigured for a few hours early Friday, with images of Jeff bezos replace background images in games.
According to The Verge, which quoted Twitch users on Twitter and Reddit, users viewed images of the Amazon founder in the listings for GTA V, Dota 2, Smite, Minecraft, Apex Legends and other games on the streaming service owned by Amazon. Company officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This cybervandalism comes a few days after Twitch 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, which took the form of a 125GB torrent posted anonymously to a 4chan message board, allegedly included Twitch's source code, reports on creators' payments, and details about an unreleased Steam competitor from Amazon Game Studios.
There was no indication that the login credentials were exposed, Twitch said. He added that full credit card numbers are stored elsewhere and therefore not exposed.
Twitch is one of the best streaming sites in the world, with approximately 2.5 million people watch broadcasts at any given time. It became popular as a way for gamers to share live streams of themselves playing video games, giving viewers an opportunity to discuss what's happening on screen and pay it through subscriptions.
Since then, the site has expanded to become a place where people share cooking lessons, broadcast travel experiences, and just chat, though games remain a huge draw. The company was acquired by Amazon for $ 970 million in 2014 as part of the retail giant's gaming push.
