Twitch Megaleak

Hackers got away with 125GB of confidential Twitch data and have posted it online
Twitch Megaleak

On Wednesday, an torrent link to 125GB of Twitch data was posted on 4chan. It includes source code, payout to streamers since 2019 and other confidential data

Twitch confirm the hack on Twitter

We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as soon as additional information is available. Thank you for bearing with us.

As more and more people review the leaked data, more and more is discovered. The hacker also informs there more data not yet publishes

Steam competitor

Inside the leaked data, information is found about the rumored Steam competitor. It's called Vapor and would have been integrated with Twitch in many areas

Streamers payouts

The leak also included how much streamers have been paid by Twitch. Where top streamers have received over one million US$, based on the data KnowSomething have compiled and posted on Twitter [↗]

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This is only what Twitch have paid them and not including any money they have earned from other revenues, such as merchandise sales, sponsors and other platforms (YouTube, etc)

Change password

If you have a Twitch account, we recommend to change your password immediately and activate 2 Factor Authentication

Reports are indicating passwords have also leaked

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