On October 11, Twitch had a large -scale data attack. Accordingly, information related to websites and streamer payments are revealed. A Turkish streamer, Jahrein, was investigated by the police, thereby finding the identity of 40 individuals belonging to the related gang.
As soon as the data attack on Twitch occurred, the police found a streamer that received an abnormal donate amount with “bit”. In the Twitch dictionary, “bit” is a virtual currency that can be used to donate and will become real money without the fraud process. A Turkish gang sent “bits” from the stolen credit cards for the streamers they chose.
The streamers participating in this incident are aware of the crime and completely voluntary. This “money laundering” occurs in the Valorant community in Türkiye. In it, including a number of professional Valorant players such as Semih “Legoo” Selvi and Ekrem “logical” Aydin. According to the initial report, about 500 streamers involved in the incident, even adolescents. Before the attack and information leak in Twitch, $ 15 million was washed through “bit”.
In a campaign, Turkish police arrested a total of 40 participants in the fraud line. Including 4 people considered the “brain head” of the incident. On the streamer side, more than 150 accounts were banned in September. The police are still investigating and will take measures to handle after obtaining this “money laundering” gang.
