Video game streaming platform Twitch gets hacked and user data is leaked

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Twitch, the popular video game streaming platform owned by Amazon, said Wednesday it was hacked and user data was leaked on the online chat forum 4chan in an attempt to hurt the tech company.

The hacker argued Twitch had problematic, harmful content and behaved anti-competitively in the gaming industry, which is why they went after the platform.

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