Twitch data breach, a prominent money laundering scheme on the platform has been exposed – with one Turkish politician calling for it to be investigated “immediately”.In the fallout of Twitch’s data breach, a money laundering ring has been exposed that Middle East Eye reports (thanks, PC Gamer) secured criminals nearly $10million (£7.3million).It was noticed when the data breach revealed that numerous lesser-known streamers in Turkey were raising large amounts of Bits – a Twitch currency used to donate to streamers – that was disproportionate to their small follower counts.As part of the money laundering ring, thieves would use stolen credit cards to purchase – and donate – huge quantities of Bits to streamers.
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