A leak is shaking up the streaming world: An as-yet-unknown hacking group published 125 GB of sensitive, internal data from the Twitch livestreaming platform on an imageboard on October 6, 2021. According to the group, Twitch was "completely" hacked. The unknown hackers said that the community is "a cesspool of toxicity," which is why they tried to disrupt operations and promote competition in the online streaming market.
What is the content of the leaks?
In addition to the source code for the console, mobile and desktop apps, the leak contains a long list of names of streamers along with the exact payout amounts they received directly from Twitch. The payout data covers the period from August 2019 to October 2021. Many streamers have already confirmed the numbers listed. For example, the Critical Role webseries earned the most money in the leaked period, with $9.6 million. MontanaBlack is the highest-earning German streamer with $2.4 million in Twitch revenue. He is followed by TheRealKnossi with $2.2 million and GRONKH with $1.5 million.
When evaluating Twitch revenue, it is striking that only 3 women are listed in the top 100 streamers by revenue. These are Pokimane in 39th place, Amouranth in 48th place and Sintica in 71st place.
The leak also suggests that Twitch is working on its own game distribution platform for the games of the Amazon Game Studios. The product listed under the codename "Vapor" could be intended as a competitor to Steam. A ZIP file is said to contain the current source code of the program.
'Do not ban' list
Another piquant content of the leak is the so-called "Do not ban" list. It contains special rules and instructions for Twitch employees in the event of a violation of the terms of use by an account. Then there is no immediate ban, but first a consultation or even the suspension of the ban.
Famous names on this list are Tyler1, who often went off the rails in his League of Legends streams, and Ricegum, who held a so-called
