- An unidentified hacker has compromised Amazon.com Inc’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) video game streaming platform, Twitch.
- The hacker claims to have exposed sensitive source code and detail on payouts to content creators, Bloomberg reports.
- The leak also exposed Amazon’s plans to launch a digital gaming distribution platform, a potential challenger to Valve Corp.’s dominant Steam storefront.
- The leak detailed the platform’s top streamers’ earnings via payouts from August 2019 to September 2021, with some channels raking in up to $9.6 million during the period.
- The hacker admitted the purpose of the leak was to “foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space,” which he described as a “disgusting toxic cesspool.”
- Price Action: AMZN shares traded higher by 0.34% at $3,231.98 on the last check Wednesday.
- Photo by Diegosegura.me via Wikimedia
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