Industry — Twitch

Scammers pretending to be the official Twitch account are sending phishing links to unsuspecting users via Discord.   Discord users are claiming this scam is widespread throughout their servers, as hackers target increased numbers of online gamers in the wake of worldwide Covid-19 lockdowns.  What are Digital Privacy Experts saying? Social distancing and increasing lockdowns have prompted more people to spend time at their computers using social platforms like Discord and streaming websites such as Twitch to keep themselves entertained. Sadly, their popularity has made users of both lucrative targets of scammers and hackers, particularly children that think they are getting something for free.  ...