Twitch is sounding the alarm over a potential data breach. Hackers may have compromised the streaming video service and gained access to consumers’ personal data, including names and e-mail addresses.
In case you haven’t heard of Twitch, it’s officially an Amazon brand. In August, Amazon laid down nearly $1 billion in cash for Twitch, which caters to gamers who want to broadcast their virtual adventures online.
“We are writing to let you know that there may have been unauthorized access to some Twitch user account information,” Twitch said in a blog post. “For your protection, we have expired passwords and stream keys and have disconnected accounts from Twitter and YouTube. As a result, you will be prompted to create a new password the next time you attempt to log into your Twitch account.”
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