Category: Twitch

Is Twitch Even More Dangerous Than TikTok?

Commentary After two young girls died participating in a viral challenge, TikTok, the most popular app in the world, is being sued for promoting “dangerous algorithms.” Created in China and exported to the world, TikTok is an app that really should be banned. However, it’s important to remember that other dangerous platforms exist. Besides TikTok,…


Amazon-Owned Twitch Says Source Code Exposed in Last Week’s Data Breach

Amazon.com Inc-owned Twitch said on Friday that last week’s data breach at the live streaming e-sports platform contained documents from its source code. Passwords, login credentials, full credit card numbers, and bank details of users were not accessed or exposed in the breach, Twitch said in a statement. The platform, which is used by video…


Amazon-Owned Twitch Says Source Code Exposed in Recent Data Breach

Amazon.com Inc-owned Twitch said on Friday that the Oct. 7 data breach at the live streaming e-sports platform contained documents from its source code. Passwords, login credentials, full credit card numbers, and bank details of users were not accessed or exposed in the breach, Twitch said in a statement. The platform, which is used by…


Hackers Leak Twitch’s Source Code, Company Information in Massive Data Breach

Hackers released source code and data detailing the inner workings of popular streaming platform Twitch in a massive data breach Wednesday. “We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this,” Twitch announced in a tweet. The leaked data includes the company’s source code for…


Amazon’s Twitch Bans Users Based on Undisclosed ‘Hate Group’ List

Amazon’s live stream video site Twitch will ban from its platform any user whom it considers a member of a “hate group.” The company wouldn’t say what groups it considers as such. The company announced on April 7 that it will start banning users for “serious offenses that pose a substantial safety risk to the…