Twitch Hacked, Hacker Posts 125GB Of Stolen Data Online

The popular video live streaming service Twitch has just been hacked. A hacker has posted a 125GB torrent link that contains all of Twitch’s code, including its commit history and source code.

The leak also contains information about the streamers’ income, as well as details about the rumored rival platform from Amazon. Twitch has confirmed that its systems were compromised, but the company still doesn’t know the extent of the breach.

We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as soon as additional information is available. Thank you for bearing with us.
— Twitch (@Twitch) October 6, 2021

The goal of the leak is to disrupt Twitch’s operations and promote more competition in the video streaming industry. The download that was posted online also included the #DobetterTwitch hashtag, indicating the hacker’s motives.

The leak is labeled as part one, which suggests that more leaks could be coming out. The leaker seems to have been focused on sharing the company’s tools and information, not on leaking personal accounts.

Here is a list of the data that was included in the leak:

3 years’ worth of details regarding creator payouts on Twitch.
The entirety of twitch.tv, “with commit history going back to its early beginnings.”
Source code for the mobile, desktop, and video game console Twitch clients.
Code related to proprietary SDKs and internal AWS services used by Twitch.
An unreleased Steam competitor from Amazon Game Studios.
Data on other Twitch properties like IGDB and CurseForge.

Twitch said that individuals who had their accounts compromised should immediately change their passwords and set up two-step authentication.

The hack comes as Twitch has been under growing pressure from users calling for better service. This had also led to a growing number of boycotts on the platform. Over the past couple of months, Twitch has experienced an influx of hate and harassment. Some of the streamers even took a day off in August to protest the company’s inaction.