Early this morning, several Twitch game backgrounds were hacked with what seems to be the face of Jeff Bezos 😂 pic.twitter.com/BmWZfb5uWH
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) October 8, 2021
Twitch security investigation
The initial data leak and the Bezos photo hacking are under investigation. Twitch only confirms that a “malicious third party” has exploited an error in a server configuration change to perform the hack. And they assure all their users that sensitive data like credit card info and private information wasn’t exposed.Â
Some former employees reported to The Verge that the situation is more complicated than the tech company is willing to admit.
The ex-Twitchers claim the problem is lax security. One source says that the company has been ignoring multiple warnings about security and safety issues. In a rush to launch new features and grow the platform’s user base there are many issues that need fixing immediately.
