AI Hacktivists Target Disney in Massive Data Leak

More than a terabyte of data allegedly obtained from Disney’s internal messaging channels has been leaked online by a self-proclaimed “hacktivist group,” including login credentials, code, images and information about unreleased projects.

The anonymous group that calls itself Nullbulge took responsibility for the leak, claiming to have gained access to the company’s Slack messaging data via a Disney employee’s compromised computer. “Everything we could find, we downloaded and packaged,” said the group on X, claiming to have obtained “1.1 TiB of files and chat messages” from nearly 10,000 corporate Disney Slack channels. Disney has since confirmed Wall Street Journal which is “investigating this matter”.

Nullbulge alluded to possessing the stolen data on July 12, hours before Disney’s Slack file was leaked.

The WSJ reports that the files contain internal Disney conversations about software development, recruiting, website maintenance and employee programs dating back to “at least 2019.” According to EurogamerDetails about future gaming collaborations and unannounced video game sequels obtained through leaked files have also begun to emerge online.

Nullbulge says his goal is to protect artists’ rights and compensation, saying O WSJ targeted Disney “because of its handling of artist contracts, its approach to AI, and its blatant disregard for the consumer.”