Disney faces potential data breach, hacker group claims massive leak

NullBulge says motive is to expose potential corporate malpractices

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The Walt Disney Company is reeling from a suspected cyberattack by a hacktivist group calling itself NullBulge, exposing a significant amount of sensitive information.

NullBulge announced its exploit on 12 July on both the cybercrime forum Breach Forums and X/Twitter. The group said it infiltrated Disney's internal Slack communication platform, leaking 1.2 ter...

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