Disney Investigating Data Leak After Hackers Post Alleged Internal Communications Online

variety.com:

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 1 terabyte of data from Disney’s internal Slack channels.

The “hacktivist” group claims to focus on “protecting artists’ rights and ensuring fair compensation for their work.” It shared screenshots of documents the group allegedly downloaded, posting to X about traffic and revenue data for Disneyland Paris and what seems to be a new streaming feature that would recommend Disney content based on what viewers previously watched, with a promise to dump the entire haul online.

In the group’s latest blog post, Nullbulge claims that the full scope of leaked data includes details about unreleased projects, raw images and computer code.

The Wall Street Journal, which first reported this story, has viewed a number of the files allegedly obtained and leaked by Nullbulge, which included “conversations about maintaining Disney’s corporate website, software development, assessments of candidates for employment, programs for emerging leaders within ESPN and photos of employees’ dogs, with data stretching back to at least 2019.” “Disney is investigating this matter,” a Disney spokesman said.