Twitch source code exposed in massive hack

That drop includes:

• Source code for the Amazon-owned company with comment history, as well as source code for the desktop, mobile and console clients.
• Information for creator payouts dating from 2019.
• An unreleased Steam competitor by Amazon Game Studios.
• Code related to proprietary SDKs and internal AWS services the company uses.
• Internal company security tools.

The Verge reports that part of the leak includes code "as recent as this week."

The big picture: The hacker called it an effort to "foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space," adding that Twitch's community "is a disgusting toxic cesspool."

• The company has been in the spotlight in recent months for its inability to fight bad actors on the platform and protect marginalized streamers from coordinated attacks called "hate raids."
• The leak is apparently labeled as "part one," suggesting that more data could still be released.

Twitch did not reply to a request for comment.