A hacking group called NullBulge claims to have hacked Disney and obtained over a terabyte of internal data.
Specifically, the group said it broke into Disney’s systems and leaked 1.1 tebibytes (equivalent to roughly 1.2 terabytes) of data.
The self-described hacktivist group reportedly said it aims to “protect artists and ensure fair compensation for their work.” Hackley Reed report.
“In a duel, it’s best to shoot first.”
The website Breach Forums was reportedly the first source where the hack was discussed, with screenshots of posts made by the same hacking group.
“Hey everyone, it’s us again. Yesterday we leaked some small information. [data packages]Now we leak the cannon.” post It read: “1.1TiB of data. Approximately 10,000 channels, all messages and files dumped.”
“Unreleased projects, raw images and code, some logins, links to internal APIs/web pages, and more! There’s a lot to take a look at. Great for information gathering.”
The group then X Account:
“[Disney] All of our development Slack has been dumped. 1.1TiB of files and chat messages. We’ve downloaded and packaged everything we could get our hands on. Want to see what goes on behind the doors? Get it now.”
The post, accompanied by a screenshot, read: “I tried to hold off until I went deeper but someone on the inside got scared and kicked me out! I thought we had something special.”
According to CNN, Disney responded by saying it was “looking into the matter.”
Nurbulji told CNN he gained access to the Disney account through “a guy who had access to Slack and had the cookies.”
Slack is a communications software that is often used by large businesses to share ideas and as a messaging service.
The hackers also told the media in an email that they were based in Russia, although of course this could not be verified.
When asked why they were hacked, the group told CNN that Disney was targeted because of “the way it handles artist contracts, its approach to AI, and its blatant disregard for consumers.”
“If we said, ‘Hey Disney, we have all your Slack data,’ they would immediately try to lock us down and remove us. In a fight, it would be better to shoot first,” the email said.
Nullbulge said it had been under attack since disclosing the hack, and said it had been hit by an ineffective DDoS attack.
A DDoS attack is described as follows: Checkpoint A distributed denial of service attack is an attack that aims to force a website, computer, or online service offline by flooding a website with traffic from many different locations.
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