Yesterday, it came to light that Twitch had been hacked and that the platform’s source code, as well as payments it made to some of its top streamers, were allegedly leaked onto the internet. Now, in a statement, Twitch says the leak was down to an “error in a Twitch server configuration change that was subsequently accessed by a malicious third party.” The company says it is “working with urgency” to investigate the incident and that it’s still processing and understanding the severity of the leak. Twitch has reassured users, saying it has “no indication” that user’s login details have been exposed, but it is still investigating. It also points out that full credit card numbers are not stored by the company, so they were not exposed in the breach. As a precautionary measure, Twitch has reset all user’s stream keys. Depending on which software you use, you may need to enter your new stream key the next time you start a stream. Twitch says for Twitch Studio, Streamlabs, Xbox, PlayStation and, the Twitch Mobile App, you shouldn’t need to do anything for the new key to work. Users who have connected their Twitch account with OBS also shouldn’t need to take any action, but those who haven’t connected their Twitch account with OBS will need to copy their key from their Twitch Dashboard and paste it into OBS. For all others, Twitch says you’ll need to refer to the setup instructions of your chosen software. To grab a new stream key, head over to your Twitch Dashboard. Twitch is yet to confirm what exactly has been leaked in the 125GB file uploaded to 4chan. It appears that Twitch’s source code for its site and apps, plans for a steam competitor codenamed Vapor, payout information for the platform’s top streamers, and more were included in the leak.
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