Hacker warns about Kick and a dangerous vulnerability; the company responds

The streaming platform war continues and Kick is trying to take on Twitch. The new platform is on everyone's lips, but not for the reasons its owners would expect. What happens is that a hacker warned about a major vulnerability in the platform, which could put more than 50,000 user accounts and streamers at risk. Faced with this, the platform did not keep quiet and denied everything.

Alleged vulnerability found in Kick, Twitch's rival

The X user known as KVB reported something alarming: Kick has a dangerous vulnerability that puts the data of its users and streamers at risk. According to the details, it is possible to access emails, passwords, payment information, addresses and more data of 50,000 accounts.

The hacker alerted the community that their information is at risk on the platform with one goal: that Kick does something about it as soon as possible. He added that he has no bad intentions, so he will not sell or release the information.

He also explained that the vulnerability puts at risk the information of big streamers on the platform, such as Eddie, xQc, Trainwreck, Fousey, Adin Ross and n3on. In addition, it also affects an undisclosed number of Kick employees.

KVB issued an invitation to the platform owners to contact him to try to fix the problem and ensure the safety of all users. The company already spoke about it, but denied all information.

Kick denies dangerous vulnerability in its platform

Following reports, Kick denied the existence of a dangerous vulnerability in its systems and stressed that user data is safe. Their staff stated that they do not store passwords that are not encrypted, so they claimed that the report "is 100% fabricated".

In light of this, KVB posted some images to provide evidence that the vulnerability is real. However, Kick has not changed its stance and stresses that its users' information is safe. The whistleblower said it is alarming that the company chooses to deny everything instead of finding a solution.

To put more pressure, KVB plans to release some of the information, something that should not worry Kick if the vulnerability does not really exist. For now, all indications are that the platform will not take any action.