Security News > 2021 > October > Things that are not PogChamp: Amazon's Twitch has its source code, streamer payout data leaked

Links to torrents that contain 128GB of data supposedly pulled from the Amazon-owned Twitch streaming service have been posted to 4chan.

Without a trace of irony, the anonymous poster described Twitch as "a disgusting toxic cesspool" and linked to the data, which they alleged contains the source code for the Twitch site, other bits of released and unreleased software, and data on payouts made to Twitch creators.

A leak of the source could cost Twitch far more in terms of competitive advantage.

Comedian and writer Richard Herring, who has been a creator on Twitch thanks in part to the pandemic-induced closure of live venues, features in the earnings list.

A breakdown of the data shared with The Register by Troy Hunt, Microsoft regional director and developer security MVP, showed the payouts that were seemingly leaked went from August 2019 until this month.

Neither Twitch nor parent firm Amazon responded to our multiple requests for comment and neither had made any public statement on any platform about the issue at the time of publication.

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