Irvine Attorney Authors Article on Twitch Data Breach

In a bylined article in The Computer and Internet Lawyer, Tam Vu discussed an important data breach suffered by Twitch, a popular online interactive streaming platform focused on livestreaming eSports and video games.

“...businesses must remember that they do not have to be an edgy online-focused business to suffer a data breach,” he wrote. “As long as they have customers or employees’ data, then they are subject to the same risk. A series of compromised Social Security numbers or banking information, whether of customers or employees, can still be damaging when it falls into the wrong hands.”

In the article, Tam goes on to describe how data breaches occur, what the data privacy regulations implications are, and what to do if your company’s data is compromised.

“Unfortunately, the key question surrounding a data breach at a business is not a question of ‘if,’ but ‘when.’ As technology continues to evolve, there are an increasing number of ways for data breaches to occur,” he wrote. “...businesses must always be prepared to adjust and revise their data security and privacy practices to stay ahead of legal obligations and defend against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.”

Read the full article in The Computer & Internet Lawyer.