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Disney is investigating a hack of the entertainment company’s internal Slack channels.
A hacker group called Nullbulge claims to have obtained and leaked more than a terabyte of data from Disney’s internal Slack channels.
The hacker group claims to be focused on “protecting artists’ rights and ensuring fair compensation for their work.” It shared screenshots of documents the group allegedly downloaded and posted on X about Disneyland Paris traffic and revenue data and what appears to be a new streaming feature that would recommend Disney content based on what viewers have previously watched, with the promise of dumping the entire loot online. In the group’s latest post, Nullbulge claims the full extent of the leaked data includes details about unreleased projects, raw images, and computer code.
The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the story, has seen a number of files allegedly obtained and leaked by Nullbulge, which include “conversations about Disney website maintenance, software development, hiring candidate evaluations, ESPN’s emerging leadership programs and photos of employees’ dogs, with data stretching back to at least 2019.”
“Disney is investigating this matter,” a Disney spokesperson said. diverse I have reached out to Nullbulge for comment.
You can’t blame anyone at Disney — with businesses spanning film and TV studios like Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm, as well as streaming services Disney+ and Hulu, cable networks like ESPN, theme parks and more — for a vague kind of PTSD.
A decade ago, Sony Pictures suffered a devastating hack. It remains the largest corporate data breach in U.S. history, and it wasn’t just about photos of employees’ dogs. Years of emails, ranging from the benign to the gossipy to the downright unflattering, were leaked, wreaking havoc on the entertainment industry. Oscar-winning producer Amy Pascal resigned as co-CEO of the studio as a result. Names including Angelina Jolie, Rooney Mara, and President Barack Obama were discussed in private communications published on WikiLeaks. The studio was also brought to its knees, unable to rely on any kind of technology for days (its accounting department had to process payroll manually) in the aftermath of the incident.
Jennifer Mass contributed to this report.
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