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Possible Twitch.tv Security Breach
New submitter FalleStar writes: Today, the world's largest video game livestreaming website, Twitch.tv, posted the following blog entry: "We are writing to let you know that there may have been unauthorized access to some Twitch user account information. 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. We also recommend that you change your password at any website where you use the same or a similar password." The full details of the breach have yet to be released. Back in a 2013 blog post, Twitch reported that one of their CDNs had mistakenly exposed user account information, and they mentioned that their user passwords are hashed, but did not indicate whether or not they are salted. In addition to the blog post, Twitch users are being notified of the intrusion by email. According to one such email, compromised data may include the last IP address a user logged in from, as well as some credit card information — but not full card numbers, since Twitch doesn't store those.
They're pulling some serious Facebook shenanigans here.
And now Google Play store wants credit card numbers for free apps. They can forget about it.
What exactly were they showing off? Also you come off as some idiot teenager trying to take some credit for someone elses hack.
"Well kids, you tried your best, and you failed. The lesson is, never try." -Homer Simpson
You can subscribe to channels for 5USD/month or so, this gives the channel and twitch money. Or you can buy the Twitch's subscription that disables all ads. Both of these require money, and thus you'd need a credit card to take advantage of.
I don't post Anonymously to make a point. ... i have a life and i live it the way i want cause its MY LIFE.
I am a CEO not some fat bludger stuck in his parents basement (as you like to generalize), and i watch the guys, they are entertaining and also allows me to watch games i haven't played to see if its worth getting.
I do pay VIA PayPal through and not credit card, i support he people the put int he effort to entertain me
It's not a typo if you understood the meaning!
Wow. How do you manage to not kill yourself every single day?
I'm more surprised that no-one else has.
This may affect the way we think about the people who have been swatted while using Twitch. Maybe they didn't even give away their personal information, but had it extracted at another time, behind their backs, and held until someone felt like causing them the most possible trouble.
How is the Riemann zeta function like Trump rallies? Both have an endless number of trivial zeros.
And they aarrre... who? I don't see them on the list.
“He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
It sure sounds like it's a "possible" breach. I mean actually, it was a breach. Does the submitter work for them or something?
Om, nomnomnom...
Gaming teaches complex problem solving, organizational skills, reading, profanity improvement, socializing on several levels more constant, and its better than wasting time on TV. So if the option was TV then yes gaming is a huge improvement in many cases. If the option is exercising and team sport where you socialize, then its not as good because there is no exercise other than the mind.
Certainly getting a higher level of education trumps all of this, but not everyone is above average.
I'd rather have people gaming vs Drinking and driving. I'd throw in an requirement they should all have a job of some sort, oddly enough I find most older gamers are disabled or X military. Which means they will probably all grow out of it when they run out of food in the basement.
Oddly I thought the same until I listened to the successful ones. They are actually comedian's that play video games. Very humorous what others can think of when they get blown up online.
Correlation is not causation. Living in a high crime area motivates people to defend themselves.
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Why do you give a shit? People do what they want with their money. If this is what they enjoy then so be it. Stop trying to tell people what you think is best for them and worry about your own self.