With reports of Twitch being the latest victim of a major data breach, the live streaming service platform confirmed that their database has been hacked. Twitch does not know the extent of the breach yet, but the 128GB torrent file contained crucial data like:

• Creator payouts that span three years
• The whole history of Twitch.tv
• The source code for the mobile, desktop, and video game clients of Twitch
• Proprietary SDKs and internal AWS services used by the platform
• A number of unknown secrets like an unreleased Steam competitor coming from Amazon Game Studios
• The platform’s internal security tools

If that is not enough to be worried about, hackers said that the 128GB leak is just the first part, suggesting that there might be more leaks that have been obtained from the massive data breach. n a 4chan posts, those who claim responsibility to the data breach said that the hack was meant to “foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space”, calling out Twitch’s community for being toxic.

While the known leaks did not appear to include password or other sensitive informatio from Twitch users, it is strongly advised that everyone should change their passwords on Twitch and enable two-factor authentication while the platform is working to address the breach.

Unlike previous data breach incidents, it seems that this attack on Twitch focuses more on the company’s tools and information. The incident follows weeks after several protests on how it handled hate raids.