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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Twitch Alerts Users of Potential Data Breach
Retail giants, banks and insurance firms may be the companies most likely to make headlines following a cyberbreach, but that doesn't mean that smaller organizations and services are without risk, nor does it mean that the data these businesses collect are any less sensitive when compromised.
Twitch Interactive Inc., which offers a popular video game and event-streaming platform, advised users on March 23 to change their login credentials. The news came following unauthorized access to account information earlier this month with the company alerting users via email and a'blog post.
In both announcements Twitch said, '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.'
The company said that a malicious script may have potentially accessed the profiles of its users on March 3. Hackers may have gained access to email addresses, the last IP address users used, as well as names and contact information.
Twitch offers popular streamers the means to monetize televised gaming and event exploits through advertising, and the information stolen could potentially be used to access money from users. However, the company did not comment on that possibility in the release.
Twitch, which was acquired by Amazon.com Inc. for $1.1 billion in the summer of 2014, is one of the most heavily trafficked services on the Internet today. According to'Quancast Corp., a company specializing in digital audience measurement, Twitch captured an incredible 30 million users over the last month, and has exceeded 45 million users monthly.
This event is a reminder that hackers are indiscriminate of industry or user demographics in a breach, and with a huge portion of traffic in the 18-to-30-year-old user bracket accessing gaming sites and services, the space will be one to watch for'cyberevents.
All information is valuable in the digital age, and as a result, all organizations must be'increasingly responsive'in addressing vulnerabilities and remaining transparent with users.
Retail giants, banks and insurance firms may be the companies most likely to make headlines following a cyberbreach, but that doesn't mean that smaller organizations and services are without risk, nor does it mean that the data these businesses collect are any less sensitive when compromised.
Twitch Interactive Inc., which offers a popular video game and event-streaming platform, advised users on March 23 to change their login credentials. The news came following unauthorized access to account information earlier this month with the company alerting users via email and a'blog post.
In both announcements Twitch said, '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.'
The company said that a malicious script may have potentially accessed the profiles of its users on March 3. Hackers may have gained access to email addresses, the last IP address users used, as well as names and contact information.
Twitch offers popular streamers the means to monetize televised gaming and event exploits through advertising, and the information stolen could potentially be used to access money from users. However, the company did not comment on that possibility in the release.
Twitch, which was acquired by
This event is a reminder that hackers are indiscriminate of industry or user demographics in a breach, and with a huge portion of traffic in the 18-to-30-year-old user bracket accessing gaming sites and services, the space will be one to watch for'cyberevents.
All information is valuable in the digital age, and as a result, all organizations must be'increasingly responsive'in addressing vulnerabilities and remaining transparent with users.
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