{"id":349526,"date":"2021-10-06T17:09:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitch-hacked-as-creator-payments-source-code-leaked-report\/"},"modified":"2021-10-06T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:09:49","slug":"twitch-hacked-as-creator-payments-source-code-leaked-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitch-hacked-as-creator-payments-source-code-leaked-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Twitch hacked as creator payments, source code leaked: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Twitch hacked as creator payments, source code leaked: report<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Amazon-owned streaming giant Twitch has reportedly been hit with a hack and had its source code, internal security tools and data on how much it pays creators leaked online.<\/p>\n<p>An anonymous hacker posted 125 GB of Twitch data posted on the online message board 4chan, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked\/\">Video Games Chronicle reported<\/a> early Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this,\u201d a Twitch spokesperson said. \u201cWe will update the community as soon as additional information is available. Thank you for bearing with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The person who posted the leak on 4chan wrote that the purpose of the hack was to \u201cfoster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeff Bezos paid $970 million for this, we\u2019re giving it away FOR FREE,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent hacker gloated alongside a picture they posted of a baffled-looking Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>Twitch \u2014 which was bought by Bezos in 2014 and had an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/532338\/twitch-viewing-frequency-usa\/\">estimated 41.5 million users<\/a> in the US alone last year \u2014 did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely reply to a request for comment on the authenticity of the leak and has not yet sent any message about the leak to its users or creators.<\/p>\n<p>But Kevin Beaumont, a cybersecurity expert and former Microsoft senior threat intelligence analyst, confirmed the leak\u2019s authenticity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Twitch2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The 4chan post by the alleged Twitch hacker\" class=\"wp-image-19712299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Twitch2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Twitch2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cJeff Bezos paid $970 million for this, we\u2019re giving it away FOR FREE,\u201d the apparent hacker gloated next to a picture of a baffled-looking Bezos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTwitch leak is real,\u201d Beaumont <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GossiTheDog\/status\/1445707816426115075\">wrote on Twitter<\/a>. \u201cIncludes significant amount of personal data.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among that data was two years worth of information on creator payouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the leaked documents, Twitch\u2019s highest-paid streamer \u2014 a creator called CriticalRole \u2014 raked in $9.6 million from August 2019 through October 2021. CriticalRole was followed by streamers xGcOW and summit1g, who took in $8.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1175269185.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The Twitch mobile app\" class=\"wp-image-19712328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1175269185.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1175269185.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1175269185.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The data included two years worth of information on creator payouts, with one streamer earning nearly $10 million.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photothek via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reported leak also included the source code of Amazon\u2019s mobile, desktop and console apps \u2014 as well as information on Twitch\u2019s internal security tools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the leak allegedly included code for Vapor, an unreleased Amazon-run online <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> store that the company is reportedly developing to compete with dominant game store Steam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The hacker who posted Wednesday\u2019s twitch data teased additional leaks, writing that the initial files were \u201cpart one.\u201d\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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