Data Breach at Twitch Discloses Source Code, Information on Payouts

Amazon. com Inc.-owned Twitch Interactive, the videogame streaming platform, said it suffered a data breach, with information leaked on the online chat forum 4chan. The 4chan user who allegedly posted Twitch data said they did so to hurt Twitch’s business. The person claimed to have access to information including Twitch source code, internal security tools and creator payouts.

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