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Twitch Data Breach: Revealed gains and immunity to bans from major streamers

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A 125GB torrent file overloaded with data, including the entire source code of the platform and a lot of sensitive user information, including login passwords and payment receipts to creators from 2019 to the present, is the result of the mega attack on Twitch carried out by a group of hackers who called it a disgusting toxic cesspool.

The Amazon group company confirmed that it had suffered this attack even if it did not express itself on the entity and veracity of the published file, which should be the first of a series. Several sources, however, have claimed that the published data are indeed legitimate.

The file became public in the night between 6 and 7 October and among the much information available on the net they are generating a lot of discussions, especially those relating to some streamers “immune” to possible bans, even in case of violation of rules. , and those relating to the remuneration received by top streamers, a subject that has always been considered a taboo, which highlighted how profitable this work can be if we consider that all revenues are net of collaborations, merchandising and donations. This information, of course, could also have repercussions from a fiscal point of view.

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According to what has been leaked, in the last two years, there would be only one channel that has generated revenue of just under 10 million dollars and another 81 international creators have earned over 1 million dollars. The first Italian in the standings would have put more than 1.3 million dollars in his pocket. The complete lists, complete with names, if you are interested in them, you can find them in the source links and on.

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