The website added that it was not clear at the time whether user data was exposed, but the post from hacker 4Chan claimed the leak included code from mobile, desktop and console clients. from Twitch, as well as proprietary software development kits (SDKs), creator content payments, and information regarding an unannounced competitor to the PC gaming platform Steam.
The lobby for Twitch Interactive Inc, an Amazon-owned social video platform and gaming community, can be seen in San Francisco, Calif. (Credit: ELIJAH NEWS / REUTERS)
Twitch confirmed the data breach on Twitter on Wednesday.
cnxps.cmd.push (function () {cnxps ({playerId: ’36af7c51-0caf-4741-9824-2c941fc6c17b’}). render (‘4c4d856e0e6f4e3d808bbc1715e132f6’);});
if (window.location.pathname.indexOf (“656089”)! = -1) {document.getElementsByClassName (“divConnatix”)[0].style.display = “none”;} else if (window.location.pathname.indexOf (“/ israel-news /”)! = -1) {document.getElementsByClassName (“divConnatix”)[0].style.display = “none”; var script = document.createElement (‘script’); script.src = “https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js”; script.setAttribute (‘pubname’, ‘jpostcom’); script.setAttribute (‘widgetname’, ‘0011r00001lcD1i_12258’); document.getElementsByClassName (‘divAnyClip’)[0].appendChild (script);} else if (window.location.pathname.indexOf (“/ health-and-wellness /”)! = -1) {document.getElementsByClassName (“divConnatix”)[0].style.display = “none”; var script = document.createElement (‘script’); script.src = “https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js”; script.setAttribute (‘pubname’, ‘jpostcom’); script.setAttribute (‘widgetname’, ‘0011r00001lcD1i_12246’); document.getElementsByClassName (‘divAnyClip’)[0].appendChild (script);}
We can confirm that a violation has occurred. Our teams are working urgently to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as more information becomes available. Thank you for accompanying us.
– Twitch (@Twitch) October 6, 2021
According to the same report, the information regarding the income of content creators could not be verified, but it indicated that some users have been paid millions of dollars since 2019.
