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Twitch data breach exposes multi-million dollar money laundering scheme; Turkish politician calls for it to be investigated ‘immediately’

By Elizabeth Hearst for AMLi

A major data breach from gaming platform Twitch has exposed a multi-million dollar money laundering ring involving a group of Turkish hackers, believed to have laundered nearly $10 Million. 

Owned by Amazon, Twitch describes itself as an “interactive livestreaming service”, which was subject to a hacking scandal last month. 

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