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Disney They are investigating a hack into the entertainment company’s internal Slack channel.
A hacking group known as Nullbulge claims to have obtained and leaked more than a terabyte of data from an internal Disney Slack channel.
The “hacktivist” group claims to be focused on “protecting the rights of artists and ensuring fair compensation for their work.” The group shared screenshots of documents it allegedly downloaded, posting on X about traffic and revenue data for Disneyland Paris, and a new streaming feature that supposedly recommends Disney content based on what viewers have previously watched, and promised to make it all publicly available online. In the group’s latest blog post, Nullbulge claims the leaked data also includes details of unreleased projects, raw images, and computer code.
The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, viewed many of the files allegedly obtained and leaked by Nurbulji, including “data relating to maintenance of Disney’s corporate website, software development, evaluation of job candidates, a program for emerging leaders within ESPN and conversations about employee dog photos, dating back to at least 2019.”
“Disney is investigating this matter,” a Disney spokesperson said. variety We’ve reached out to Nullbulge for comment.
Disney, which operates a wide range of businesses including film and television studios such as Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm, streaming services Disney+ and Hulu, cable networks such as ESPN, and theme parks, cannot blame people for suffering from vague PTSD-like symptoms.
Ten years ago, Sony Pictures suffered a devastating hack that is still considered the largest corporate data breach in U.S. history, exposing much more than just photos of employees’ dogs. Years’ worth of leaked emails, ranging from the innocuous to the gossipy to the incredibly nasty, wreaked havoc on show business. As a result, Oscar-winning producer Amy Pascal resigned as co-CEO of the studio; private correspondence published by WikiLeaks featured names like Angelina Jolie, Rooney Mara, and President Barack Obama. The studio was also unable to rely on any technology for days after the incident (accounting departments had to do payroll manually) and ceased operations.
Jennifer Maass contributed to this report.
