The film and entertainment giant Disney has suffered a cyberattack with a massive data leak in the aftermath. Several sources have shared with us the contents of these files posted online by the hackers.
The Disney group is the victim of a data leak following a cyberattack carried out by a group of hacktivists, militant hackers. The hackers posted the set of files on a famous hacker forum on July 12. The hacktivist collective, named Nulbulge, claims responsibility for this operation against Disney because of ” of artist contract management, its approach to AI and its blatant disregard for the consumer ».
The hackers allegedly gained access to the company’s internal system by hacking a member of the development team – whose name they shared publicly. Nullbulge immediately claimed that the files contained company secrets, future projects, as well as discussions from the company’s Slack messaging service.
The database is massive – over 1TB, the size of a hard drive – to the point that many cybercriminals complain about the colossal volume of information. Fortunately, several Internet users were able to send us the leaked content, which we compared with data posted online by other curious hackers.
Cat Photos, Personal Chats of Disney Employees
The internal messaging of the technology part of the group has indeed leaked. The French branch is also concerned. All the channels of the Slack application are online. They contain both personal discussions and professional conversations of the development teams of the entertainment giant.
“Ally”, a computer expert, explains to us that ” the names are anonymized, but that they can nevertheless be found through discussions, during exchanges “The most prominent Slack channel in the entire leak is the one for sharing cat photos.” Employees post pictures of their cat daily ” says Ally.
Passwords and professional folder identifiers
When you talk about business, you talk about sensitive information. Developer teams exchange a lot of files with each other, including the logins and passwords to access them. This part is perhaps the most critical. There is no doubt that cybercriminals will collect this information and then misuse it. ” anticipates Ally. Let’s remember that the file was put online openly on various platforms known by the hackers. Disney’s cybersecurity teams have every interest in identifying potentially exposed access points.
New Fortnite skins and a potential Aliens game
Finally, the part that will probably interest gamers: the files posted online contain several projects related to the video game branch of the group. A skin inspired by the movie Die Hard with the protagonist John McLane, played by Bruce Willis, could see the light of day. The player could present himself as the famous policeman taken hostage, with the gun taped to his back, hidden from opponents.
Concept art of Family Guy, Alien, and Predator skins has also been leaked. Remember that Disney owns Fox Studios, the production company behind the Die Hard saga.
More interesting, a Reddit user has noticed a sequel to the cooperative game Aliens Fireteam Elite 2. The title would be disguised under the code name “Project Macondo”. According to Internet users, it would contain at least 10 missions for eight hours of gameplay, a map for the mode Annihilationnine major enemies, three soldiers of the Dagger Company and 13 weapons. Online reports suggest the game is slated for release in the third fiscal quarter of 2025.
However, all these leaks could slow down the progress of the planned games. In a statement, Disney said: investigate this case ” The group has not commented on the massive channel of cat photos.
Source: www.numerama.com
