Entirety of Twitch Data Leaked
A 4chan user has just leaked the entirety of Twitch's private data, including source code, various user account details, payout data, and stream keys.
Also reportedly included in the leak is data from a yet-unreleased Steam competitor. Other details that have been released, according to the 4chan post, consist of:
- 3 years worth of user payout details
- All of twitch.tv, "with commit history going back to its early beginnings."
- Source code for all clients, including mobile, desktop, and video game consoles.
- Code from proprietary software development kits (SDKs) and internal AWS services used by Twitch
- Other data from Twitch properties such as IGDB and CurseForge
- Twitch's internal security tools
Of further concern is the fact that this leak has been labeled “part one,” which implies that future leaks will be released. While the initial leak has not included password data, based on similar data breaches in the past, it is reasonable to assume that passwords may be included in future parts of the leak, if such data exists. Hence, Twitch users are encouraged to change their passwords immediately and enable 2FA, if not delete their accounts altogether.
The user who posted the leak stated that one of the motivations behind it has been Twitch's failure to curb hate speech, misogyny, and other malicious actions prevalent on the platform.