Twitch Reportedly Hacked; User Data and Streamer Earnings Leaked Online

Oct. 6, 2021

Twitch has reportedly witnessed a massive hack that compromises a variety of data,including the entire source code of the video live streaming service. First reported byVideo Games Chronicle, an anonymous user on 4chan has posted a torrent file with 128GB of Twitch data. Twitch has not issued an official statement on the hack yet, but sources suggest that the company is aware of the breach that reportedly happened on Monday earlier this week.

Twitch Hacked: What was Leaked?

According to the original post on 4chan, the 128GB data dump is simply half of the leak, and it contains the following data:

Notably, the leak seems to include anunreleased Steam competitorfrom Amazon Game Studios called Vapor. Vaporreportedlyintegrates most of Twitch’s features along with integrations to popular games like Fortnite and PUBG.

While that is surely a surprising development, as a Twitch user, you might be more concerned about your personal details. Well, as per reports, theTwitch data dump could include account information such as encrypted passwords. So we suggest you change your password and enable 2FA on your Twitch account (dedicated article on this topic linked below).

At the time of writing this article, the source of the leak is live in the form of a torrent. While we won’t be downloading the leak or linking it, we can confirm that the torrent file does exist on 4chan andhas around 128GB of files. Again, we don’t encourage downloading the leak if you manage to find the source.

Some Twitter users who downloaded the leak mention that it also contains encrypted passwords. If you want to be on the safer side, you should consider changing your Twitch password andturn on two-factor authentication. Coincidentally, we recently published a guide onhow to delete your Twitch account, which may come in handy for privacy-conscious users.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.