Kai Cenat back to Twitch after hacking incident: ‘Police are involved’

Twitch superstar streamer Kai Cenat is back to streaming days after his YouTube and Twitch accounts were compromised by a hacker, with the 23-year-old sharing details about the investigation.

From discussing police involvement in the case to openly sharing his (rather simple) password, Cenat recounted the viral moment he thought he lost his channel for good.

Cenat made a return to Twitch on April 5, opening the stream pacing around his chair shocked that someone could have "guessed" his password, which he openly revealed to the broadcast.

"I would never in my life think they would guess my password. My password is Bustdownrollieavalanche3210!" Cenat said, adding he would never have expected someone to have guessed with the zero in the "3210" sequence.

The password is unfortunately simple, with the characters referencing Cenat's song "Bustdown Rollie Avalanche" with a series of sequential numbers. The track has received 83 million plays on Spotify and is his most popular song, so it's not out of the realm of possibility for someone to have guessed the password.

However, it's more likely one of Cenat's devices was compromised, leading to the hacker — who goes by the alias "Sava" — taking control of the streamer's channel.

Cenat then shared details about the ongoing investigation into the hack, stating his team had contacted the police with authorities now involved in capturing the perpetrator.

"I got some good news, though," he said. "I feel so bad for the person who did that because police is now involved, we know exactly where [they're] at. They're just making him f**k up so much."

Cenat added VODs that were removed from his channel would be restored "soon."

Cenat's Twitch account was banned on April 3 after Sava took control of the channel. "Got my Discord suspended Mr. Cenat, this is what you get," the hacker wrote in Cenat's Twitch bio, also changing the streamer's profile picture and banner before deleting the channel's VODs and clips.

The ban was only temporary and was lifted a little over 24 hours later. It was likely a precautionary ban by Twitch to prevent further misuse or damage to Cenat's account.

Sava also gained access to Cenat's YouTube channel, adding links directing viewers to the hacker's secondary Discord server while also deleting the streamer's video library.

"What am I supposed to do, cry? That's life!" Cenat said during a mutual friend's stream shortly after the incident. Cenat was confident his channels would be restored with minimal to no content loss, and given that his YouTube channel is back up (albeit with some missing thumbnails), everything appears to be back to normal.

This is the second hacking incident conducted by Sava targeting Cenat, with the streamer's TikTok account compromised in late February. Access was restored after several hours.

At the end of the day, it's hoped Cenat — and everyone else, for that matter — looks into two-factor authentication and a stronger password going forward. Maybe throw in a symbol, Kai?

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