(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc.'s video game streaming site Twitch Interactive Inc. is requiring users to reset their passwords following a suspected hack that may have compromised credit card and other personal information for an undisclosed number of users.
The company posted a general warning on its website Monday, telling users "there may have been unauthorized access" to some accounts. Twitch encouraged players to change similar passwords on other sites.
Twitch, an online forum that lets users discuss gaming and watch others while they play, hosts 100 million monthly unique viewers, according to its 2014 report released in January.
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