Massive leak reveals earnings data for Twitch’s top streamers

A massive leak involving streaming platform Twitch has been uploaded to 4chan, reportedly containing the website’s source code, references to a yet to be released rival platform to Steam from Amazon, and earnings data for Twitch’s biggest streamers.

As first reported by VGC, the anonymous hacker obtained 125GB of information and leaked it in order to “foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space”. The clearly disgruntled leaker also describes Twitch’s community as “a disgusting toxic cesspool”. While the validity of the leak was initially in question, it does now appear to be legitimate, with a Twitch source confirming to VGC’s editor Andy Robinson that the information is genuine. We’ve also reached out to Twitch for confirmation.