From CNET: Twitch, which enables gamers to live-stream their game play, has likely been hacked.
Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, said in a blog post Monday that it discovered possible "unauthorized access to some Twitch user account information." The company provided few details but did say that all user passwords have been reset and that accounts connected to Twitter and YouTube to promote live streams have been disconnected.
According to the Wall Street Journal, which obtained a copy of an e-mail that Twitch sent to affected users, Twitch said that passwords, e-mail addresses, user names, home addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth may have been accessed. The company has not outright confirmed a breach, saying that it's still investigating.
Amazon bought Twitch last year for $970 million. Twitch is the most popular social video platform for gamers, allowing them to live stream game content and communicate with friends and fans. In February, Twitch boasted that its community now has more than 100 million members and 1.5 million broadcasters. In February 2014, Twitch accounted for 1.8 percent of all US Internet traffic at peak times, putting it behind Netflix, Google, and Apple, which combined account for more than 58 percent share. Meanwhile, Hulu, Facebook, and Amazon, among others, trailed Twitch.
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