Twitch suffers a massive hack: an anonymous user filters thousands of platform data and its streamers

One of the most important direct retransmission platforms of the moment has been violated from one day to the next: Twitch, the iconic Web of Streamings, has suffered a massive hacking just a few hours ago. A news that has begun to sound on the networks because the hacker responsible for theft has published part of the data collected in the forum of 4chan . A total of 126GB full of information about Twitch as a platform, preferences and trends of users and payment reports for Streamers, among other things.

126GB of Twitch data and information about its users have been filtered The Twitch community has been alarmed before one of the most powerful attacks in the history of the platform, with which a lot of information has been filtered Both of the web and its users, both creators and spectators. In this sense, and added to the aforementioned, the publication of 4chan also contains data on several patented SDKs and internal AWS services used by Twitch, computer tools, information on other Twitch properties such as IGDB or CUSFORGE and a competitor of Steam Unpublished Amazon Game Studios.

All users are recommended to change password immediately Little is known about the intentions of the hacker, although it is especially highlighted by using the hashtag DobettertWitch in its 4chan publication. What, perhaps, would give to understand a movement of supposed justice against Twitch, although at the moment this theory can not be confirmed.

On the other hand, and despite the fact that the hacker who has carried out the attack is anonymous, several sources have echoed the news, among which Tom Warren, editor of The Verge stands out. Since, according to the journalist, he has nearby sources that corroborate the twitch hack . In addition, it is likely that he has not yet finished the nightmare of the streaming platform, since the hacker has pointed out that his 4chan publication is the part one , so presumably has more twitch information.

Therefore, it is recommended to all users of the platform immediately change password , since, although this kind of data has not been filtered, the fact that the hacker has a payment reports made since 2019 could It means that also has personal passwords .

A terrible situation for Twitch that adds to general discontent of your community , which has resulted in a general strike on the platform. In response to this, Twitch has taken letters in the matter with demands to two users who organized Hate Raids and relatively recently implemented a verified chat and new features to combat hatred and toxicity between their community.