Over the weekend, a hacking group known as Nullbulge revealed that it had hacked Disney’s Internal Slack, which includes over one terabyte of data which includes “almost 10,000 channels, every message and file possible.”

Slack is an online AI-powered platform that companies use to allow their staff to communicate with one another. People can work in dedicated spaces called channels, which bring the right people and information together.

The hack apparently includes unreleased projects, raw images and code, some logins, links to internal API/web pages, and more!

According to the Wall Street Journal, “Disney is investigating this matter”, so it’s still not clear if this hack is real or not.  Though the publication was able to obtain some of the information that goes back to 2019 and includes onversations about maintaining Disney’s corporate website, assessments of candidates for employment, programs for emerging leaders within ESPN, and photos of employees’ dogs.

Nullbrige has said that it has targeted Disney “due to how it handles artist contracts, its approach to AI, and its … pretty blatant disregard for the consumer.” 

There was some initial confusion online when people started posting about the leak, but using a Disney+ logo, which left many people assuming that Disney+ has been hacked, but that’s not the case.    So it shouldn’t impact on Disney+ users, though if you’re worried, you can always change your MyDisney account password to put your mind at rest.

However, the big question is going to be what’s in the data that’s apparently been stolen, as this could impact not just potential future movies and Disney+ shows from brands like Marvel, Star Wars, or Pixar. It could also contain information about plans for video games, like Epic’s new collaboration, or data related to the company’s cruise ships or theme parks.  

This leak could also be damaging for company staff, as messages between staff could also be leaked, which could be disastrous on so many different levels for those involved. As most of us know, online chats between co-workers and friends can touch on many different topics that they might not want out in public.

There is obviously some public interest in this hack since the potential reveal of unreleased projects and private information is intriguing.  Leading many to speculate over what could be in these files, such as footage from the failed “Lizzie McGuire” reboot and deleted shows like “Willow”.  There could also be information about future plans for Hulu and ESPN’s streaming service, all of which could be an issue with Disney’s legal issues.  And that doesn’t take into account any political messages between staff during the last few years about the situation in Florida.

Roger’s Take:  Obviously, this hack has to be taken seriously by Disney, especially considering the damage that was done to Sony when a similar thing happened years ago, with lots of information that shouldn’t have been in the public domain, was leaked.  Disney also will have to decide if paying a ransom is worth keeping the information private, but it also runs the risk of that information still being released anyway and then becoming a target to more hacking attempts in the future should it pay the ransom.  And for us as Disney fans, we also need to be aware that there is also lots of fake information spreading around the internet, and that is only going to get worse. 

What do you think of this hack?  Let me know on social media!

 

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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