Data Breach of Twitch Streaming Service Confirmed
What Happened?
The Twitch streaming service has confirmed a data breach, which reportedly includes their source code, creator payouts, and possible leak of users' passwords. Read more. https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/6/22712250/twitch-hack-leak-data-streamer-revenue-steam-competitor
What should I do about it?
Twitch users are urged to change their passwords as a preventative measure. This information, if exposed, could lead to other vulnerabilities putting personal information at risk. These customers could be targeted with spam, phishing attempts, identity theft, and more.
Social media looks to be increasingly like opening up the people using those platforms for wholesale data vulnerability.
Stuff like this is why I've gotten rid of social media.