Creator Drama
Twitch Source Code Leak
Ongoing
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By the numbers: this timeline documents 6 events from Oct 4, 2021 to Oct 15, 2021, drawn from 4 sources.
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Background
Twitch is a live video streaming platform primarily used for video game streaming, with a large community of users and creators.
The platform has been growing in popularity over the years, with many top streamers earning significant amounts of money from their activities on the site.
The timeline
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Twitch Source Code Leaked Online
The entire Twitch website's source code, including comments and references to an unreleased Steam competitor, was reportedly leaked online, along with creator payout reports from 2019 to 2021[615]
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Twitch Admits to Major Leak
Twitch admitted to a major leak, exposing 125GB of the company's data, including source code and creator earnings, but claimed that there was no evidence of login credentials being leaked[618]
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Top Streamers' Earnings Revealed
The leak allegedly revealed the earnings of top Twitch streamers, with some users analyzing the data and posting breakdowns of the payouts online[618]
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Twitch Internally Aware of Leak
According to Video Games Chronicle, Twitch was internally aware of the leak on Monday.[3224]
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Twitch Resets All Stream Keys
Twitch reportedly reset all stream keys out of an abundance of caution.[3225]
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Twitch Explains Cause of Breach
Twitch stated the incident was allegedly a result of a server configuration change that allowed improper access by an unauthorized third party.[3225]
Frequently asked
What was leaked in the Twitch data breach?
The leak included the entire Twitch website's source code, creator payout reports from 2019 to 2021, and references to an unreleased Steam competitor.
Did the leak expose user login credentials or credit card numbers?
According to Twitch, there is no evidence to indicate that login credentials were leaked, and the company does not store full credit card numbers, so they could not have been exposed.
How much data was leaked in the breach?
The leak reportedly contained 125GB of data, which was posted online as a torrent file.
More related drama (4)
Sources (4)
- twitter.com, Sinoc@Sinoc229Twitch.tv got leaked. Like, the entire website; Source code with comments for the website and various console/phone versions, refrences to an unreleased steam competitor, payouts, encryp, Jul 4, 2026.
- arstechnica.com, Live video broadcasting service Twitch has been hit by a massive hack that exposed 125GB of the company’s data. In a 4chan thread posted (and removed) Wednesday, an anonymous user shared a torrent fil, Jul 4, 2026.
- techcrunch.com, A huge cache of source code repositories, creator payouts and other internal data from Twitch has been published online after a data breach, the company has confirmed. In a post on Tuesday (but which , Oct 6, 2021.
- blog.twitch.tv, [10/15/2021 @ 8:00AM PT]As we said previously, the incident was a result of a server configuration change that allowed improper access by an unauthorized third party. Our team took action to fix the c, Oct 15, 2021.
Cite this timeline
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GenZHype. “Twitch Source Code Leak.”
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https://genzhype.com/drama/twitch-source-code-leak/.