Disney Investigating Potential Major Hack of Future Unreleased Projects

Disney‘s internal communicative Slack channels have reportedly been hacked by a group that has cited ethical reasons as their motivating force. The leaks seemingly contain sensitive data regarding Disney’s internal framework as well as future projects. The entertainment giant is investigating the matter.

Disney’s internal Slack channels reportedly hacked

A hacking group called Nullbulge has come out and taken responsibility for the cybercrime.

As per The Wall Street Journal, Nullbulge managed to hack Disney’s internal Slack groups and obtained information from over 10,000 channels. The group’s website showcased the hacked data and added a statement that read, “Unreleased projects, raw images and code, some logins, links to internal api/web pages, and more! Have fun sifting through it, there is a lot there.”

The WSJ also reported that the hacked material dates back to 2019 and contains private messages about Disney’s inner workings. Nullbulge also disclosed their reasoning behind this move, stating that they hacked Disney “due to how it handles artist contracts, its approach to AI, and its … pretty blatant disregard for the consumer.”

In addition to the hack, the group also issued a warning. “Consider the dropping of literally every bit of personal info you have, from logins to credit cards to SSN, as a warning for people in the future,” their website read.

As per reports, Nullbulge was able to compromise the computer of a manager software development at Disney, which enabled them to secure “every message and file possible.” (via Deadline)

Disney is investigating potential hack

Disney has yet to publicly comment on the hacking controversy. However, the entertainment giant has sent a buffer message to multiple media outlets, which reads, “Disney is investigating this matter.”

The incident is reminiscent of the flurry of cyberattacks that have targeted entertainment companies of late. Some recent and high-profile victims of such data breaches include Live Nation, Roku, AT&T, and more.

Apoorv Rastogi

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