Twitch confirms passwords, payment information are safe in latest update on security breach
In an update regarding the extensive Twitch data breach that occurred on Oct. 6, the platform officially reaffirmed users that their payment information and passwords are safe. Passwords and bank information were never accessed or at risk during the breach, according to Twitch. “Twitch passwords have not been exposed,” Twitch said. “We are also confident that systems that store Twitch login credentials, which are hashed with bcrypt, were not accessed.” Still, an unprecedented amount of information was leaked off of the streaming platform during the historic breach. Twitch seems confident