Twitch acknowledges a “breach” after a 4chan user leaks its source code, creator payouts from 2019-2021, proprietary SDKs, internal AWS services, and more
SOURCE CODES AND USER PAYOUTS AMONG THE DATA RELEASED IN A 128GB TORRENT — An anonymous hacker claims to have leaked … Source: @twitch .
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Discussion
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@sinoc229
Sinoc
on x
https://twitch.tv/ got leaked. Like, the entire website; Source code with comments for the website and various console/phone versions, refrences to an unreleased steam competitor, payouts, encrypted passwords that kinda thing. Might wana change your passwords.
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@knows0mething
KnowSomething
on x
The gross payouts of the top 100 highest-paid Twitch streamers from August 2019 until October 2021: https://twitter.com/...
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@troyhunt
Troy Hunt
on x
The general consensus from the masses is “it's legit”, but I'm yet to see any analysis yet. The torrent is being shared pretty extensively, it contains 278 files totalling 125GB *compressed* so it's sizeable. Here's what's inside: https://gist.github.com/...
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@vgc_news
VGC
on x
UPDATE: One anonymous company source told VGC that the leaked Twitch data is legitimate, including the source code. Internally, Twitch is aware of the breach, the source said, and it's believed that the data was obtained as recently as Monday.
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@tehmorag
Scott Hellyer
on x
I confirmed info from the leak with the help of our community All data in there on me is 100% true in terms of payout value info This is real and will impact people for years Please don't downplay this for people that worry about it Everyone's saturation and values are different
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@gossithedog
Kevin Beaumont
on x
Twitch leak is real. Includes significant amount of personal data. Feel bad for the InfoSec team, the attacker leaked lots of their data too including their threat models (which they probably want to update to include 4chan).
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@racheltobac
Rachel Tobac
on x
Twitch has allegedly been hacked and leaked. Many streamers confirming personal data from the leak to be accurate. If you're a streamer and had your payout data leaked, ensure your financial services have strongest MFA available on, threat model is now sadly elevated even more. h…
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@knows0mething
KnowSomething
on x
Twitch has just had a major leak of a lot of stuff including their monthly payouts to streamers. Here are some of the notables (note: this total is just their payout directly from twitch, so it doesn't include donations, sponsors, merch, etc.) https://twitter.com/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
on x
this Twitch leak is legit. There doesn't appear to be password / personal information in the actual leaked files, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been obtained. The leak is compressed to 125GB, but includes a huge amount of internal tools, SDKs, and code https://www.theverge.com/…
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@mikko
@mikko
on x
Twitch (owned by Amazon) has allegedly been hacked and data leaked, including their internal red teaming tools. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/ ...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
on x
A former Twitch software engineer confirmed the leak's authenticity in a Signal chat earlier today; although, they were clear they had no idea how this data could have been obtained.
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@matthew_d_green
Matthew Green
on x
Your threat model should always include 4chan. https://twitter.com/...
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@racheltobac
Rachel Tobac
on x
Intruders supposedly leaked Twitch internal red team tools & threat models — brutal. If true, this would likely include phishing lures known to be successful against Twitch employees, the hacking playbook. If you work at Twitch, be politely paranoid about messages, requests, etc.
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
on x
and to be clear, the leak still includes payout information which is personal information. Just doesn't appear to be things like addresses / credit cards / emails etc
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@racheltobac
Rachel Tobac
on x
For streamers with payout data leaked, this includes Venmo, CashApp, Bank, etc. If hardware based MFA is an option, move to that by end of day (though many banks still don't offer security key options). If security key not an option, move to app-based MFA rather than SMS-based.
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
on x
more on the Twitch leak / hack. It appears the leaker has taken some time to ensure personal account information is not in this leak, and has focused on tools, SDKs, and code that affects Twitch itself. A source familiar with Twitch's tools confirms https://www.theverge.com/...
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@jamesliamcook
James Cook
on x
Interesting side effect of the (alleged) Twitch hack: Twitch streamers finally feeling able to discuss how much they earn from Twitch https://twitter.com/...
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@scully1888
Chris Scullion
on x
Update: a source has confirmed to VGC that the leaked data is legit, that Twitch is aware of it and that it could have been stolen as early as Monday. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/ ...
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@sinoc229
Sinoc
on x
Grabbed Vapor, the codename for Amazon's Steam competitor. Seems to intigrate most of Twitch's features as well as a bunch of game specific support like fortnite and pubg. Also includes some Unity code for a game called Vapeworld, which I assume is some sort of VR chat thing. htt…
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@knows0mething
KnowSomething
on x
It's worth reiterating that these totals represent just a fraction of what streamers earn. Donos, merch, youtube revenue, and sponsorships are all unaccounted for here. Streamers can pull in over a million a month just from gambling sponsorships alone. https://twitter.com/...
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@gossithedog
Kevin Beaumont
on x
If the people involved truly want to fight toxicity in gaming, they might want to look into a mirror as that kind of leak is toxic behaviour.
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@troyhunt
Troy Hunt
on x
Possible acknowledgment from Twitch on the legitimacy of this, although nothing official: https://twitter.com/...
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@troyhunt
Troy Hunt
on x
The post containing the torrent claims that Twitch is a “disgusting toxic cesspool”. Whether that's motive or a convenient excuse is yet to be seen. https://twitter.com/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
on x
Monthly payouts for top streamers are also included, going back to 2019 [redacted image, for obvious reasons] https://twitter.com/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
on x
Here's a redacted screenshot of one of the Twitch security team's threat models, for all the whiteboard pr0n fans https://twitter.com/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
on x
A screenshot of some of the leaked data, namely the admin and infosec folders https://twitter.com/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
on x
The data has been shared as a 128GB torrent file containing everything from source code to streamer payouts, and from admin to security tools https://twitter.com/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
on x
The group claimed to have leaked the data, which appears to have been extracted from a Git repository, in response to the recent “hate raids” that have been plaguing popular Twitch streamers https://twitter.com/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
on x
it looks like Twitch has been hacked in a massive breach. A 125GB file reportedly includes Twitch source code, details on creator $$$ payouts, and even a Steam competitor. Full details here: https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@dapr
Darp
on x
must be an error on the twitch leak because im not on it?
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@dvcky_
Andrew ‘Ducky’ Amos
on x
This Twitch leak, if it's actually legit, is fucking huge. 120GB of data from the last two years, including details of AGS developing a Steam competitor and earnings of all streamers on the platform. Pretty fucking nuts numbers in there.
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@sinoc229
Sinoc
on x
Some Vapeworld assets, including some 3d emotes with specular and albedo maps I don't have whatever version of unity installed that they used, so I'm limited in what assets i can get caps of with stuff like blener and renderdoc. There's custom unity plugins in here for devs too. …
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@sinoc229
Sinoc
on x
some madlad did post streamer revenue numbers tho incase you wana know how much bank they're making before taxes https://twitter.com/...
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@joetidy
Joe Tidy
on x
This is looking more and more genuine. Still nothing from Twitch but @Sinoc229 has done great work drilling into the data and I've now had two streamers confirm that the earnings data seems accurate. Could be the biggest leak I've ever seen. Twitch cleaned out. Comment @Twitch ? …
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@knows0mething
KnowSomething
on x
Here's a more comprehensive list of leaked Twitch payouts (I will keep updating this thread as more things come out). https://twitter.com/...
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@scully1888
Chris Scullion
on x
This could be a biggie, folks, so you might want to change your Twitch password just to be on the safe side. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/ ...