Nullbulge on their website boast of having hacked over 10,000 channels every message and file possible.
Disney confirmed on Monday that it is investigating a reported cyberattack on its internal slack workplace messaging system.
The hack allegedly carried out by group called Nullbulge is said to have compromised thousands of Slack channels and exposed sensitive data including unreleased images, login details, links to internal pages.
Disney has assured that they are investigating the matter and will take actions to address the situation.
Nullbulge on their website boasts of having hacked almost 10,000 channels every messages and file possible. While full extent of breach has not been verified the WSJ reviewed some of leaked material which date back to 2019 and included discussion on topics ranging from website maintenance employee photos and employ assesments.
The group claims to have targeted Disney due to worry about Company handling of artist contracts its approach to AI and blatant disregard of the consumer.
The group reportedly accessed the data through a Disney software development manager whose computer they compromised twice. The group has previously stolen personal data and online credentials which they then published online including the private data of Disney employee in question.
The public disclosure of company internal messages codes and documents can cause huge disruption company and undermine its commercial objectives.
The leaked material as per journal consist of chating about maintaining Disney corporate website. software development assessment of job candidates initiatives foe emerging leaders within ESPN and images of employee dogs with data daing back to 2019.
The hacking group recently posted screenshots of documents online that it claimed to have obtained from Disney Slack channels.
These alleged documents included excerpts pf project description as well as visit booking and revenue data from Disneyland Paris.
Nullbulge name itself as hacktivist group advocating for artist right and selects its target based on political, economic and social values.
In 2022 Rockstar Games was also breached via Slack leading to 90 videos of Grand Theft Auto VI being leaked online.
Insomnia Games was hacked last year with result being that company upcoming slate and intel on scrapped projects including Spider Man Online was in wild for all to see.
Disney may be looking to overcome from this news by confirming today that Marvel Studios will host a 1 hour Hall H panel at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday July 27 from 6pm-7pm.
When data is compromised there can be serious consequences due to interconnected nature of financial systems. The average consumer has various financial accounts and many FinTech platforms link to traditional bank accounts credit cards and other services a leak in one system can provide reach to others allowing hackers to exploit various services.
The group in past used Trojan horse tactics to distribute malicious software hiding it in free add ons for games and AI image generation software.
Disney hack comes about 10 years after entertainment company Sony Pictures Entertainment suffered a mega computer hack that rocked the entertainment world.
Sony Pictures leak the hackers open up personal emails between Sony Pictures executives leaked financial documents and compromised personal data of over 47,000 celebrities , freelancers and Sony employees.
In the last year 82% of eCommerce merchants endured cyber or data breaches with 47% claiming the breaches resulted in both lost customers and revenue.