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The hack for Twitch: The experts in Israeli industry are reacting

After the popular streaming platform was hacked and the site's source code was leaked, security and cyber experts explain the severity of the situation

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Thursday, 07 October 2021, 18:35 Updated: 18:41

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Yesterday, an anonymous user published a post on the 4chan network claiming that he broke into the popular streaming site Twitter, which is owned by Amazon, and attached a link to a downloadable torrent weighing 125 GB, which contains all the site's source code, including payment reports by creators on the platform And information about the company's customers. In the

file that runs on the web you can find files belonging to various developer kits and Amazon services, including other assets that the platform owns, such as the IGDB gaming database, and the Curseforge platform for learners. , While popular streamers like Shroud, Nickmercs and DrLupo reach millions of dollars a month.

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The post as published on the 4chan network (Photo: screenshot, gaming channel system)

Israeli cyber and security experts responded to the incident today, the first being Lior Levy, CEO of Cycode, who developed technology that interfaces with tools used in the process of developing, managing and distributing the software and provides organizations with protection against various risks: "The source code is the most important intellectual property of technology companies currently. The twitch code leak event shows us its importance and also explains the efforts of technology giants to arm themselves with ever-improving code security measures. Organizations are aware of the dangers - as soon as hackers reach the management and construction infrastructure of the code, they are exposed to information in huge quantities and the possibility opens up that they will copy the idea or duplicate the algorithm. It needs to be protected as much as possible. "

Uri Shamai, co-founder and VP of technology at the spectral cyber company, which focuses on detecting and preventing security errors in the development environment. Spectral has a cyber solution that monitors and protects against security errors in other code files and assets Incorrect configuration of software and cloud infrastructures, or as a result of human code leakage caused by human error, which emphasizes the importance of protecting the code from the time of writing. "

" The Twitch event, which we do not yet know how it happened, contains sensitive information. "As we have learned from past intrusions, when sensitive information leaks contain source code, it contains private encryption keys, various access keys to other software services such as databases, which can indirectly extend the damage."

"In the above case, it is possible that not only Twitch itself and the existing information in its code will be harmed, but also other customers to whom it provides a service or those who use the keys that the company provides to customers.

In addition, because hackers can read the private source code, it allows hackers to understand how to "supply chain attack", similar to what happened in SolarWind.

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The leaked files are available for download via torrent (Photo: screenshot, gaming channel system)

The hacker noted that his goal was to "foster competition in the global streaming market, because the platform's community is considered a toxic and repulsive cesspool," noting that this is just some of the content in his hands.

Twitter is aware of the break-in and they believe it took place last Monday - the same day that Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram networks collapsed, but there is no connection between the two and it is a coincidence.

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