Hacker Group Leaks Data From Disney’s Private Slack - 1

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Hacker Group Leaks Data From Disney’s Private Slack

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

Hacker group NullBulge published private data from Walt Disney’s internal Slack workplace, from around 10,000 channels, online. According to Reuters , the group claimed to have stolen 1 terabyte of data from the entertainment company, including login details, ad campaign discussions, new employees and candidates evaluations, details about upcoming private projects, and more information from up to 2019.

“Disney is investigating this matter,” replied a spokesperson from Disney to Reuters via email. The entertainment company hasn’t shared more details or made public announcements yet.

According to Wired , NullBulge said they got access through one of Disney’s employees who acted as a collaborator, but this information hasn’t been confirmed.

The stolen data was first published on Thursday on the popular hacker forum BreachForums. The post was taken down, but the information had already been spread through mirror sites.

“All of it looks legit—a lot of URLs, conversations of employees, some credentials, and other content,” said Roei Sherman—field CTO at Mitiga Security who read the information leaked—to Wired. “Companies are getting breached all the time, especially data theft from the cloud and software-as-a-service platforms,” he added, “it is just easier for attackers and holds bigger rewards.”

Nullbulge described its organization as a hacktivist group protecting artists’ rights. On its website , it explains that the group hacks those who commit one of the three “sins”: sharing AI artwork, theft—from Patreon or other platforms supporting artists—, and crypto promotion.

“Our mission is to enact ways to ensure that theft from artists is reduced and to promote a fair and sustainable ecosystem for creators,” Nullbulge states on its website, where the organization also shares the services it provides, blog posts, and appearances in the media.

Disney’s leak isn’t the only one reported this month. A few days ago, a hacker posted a compilation of 10 billion passwords with information from people and companies across the world.

Google To Aquire Cybersecurity StartUp Wiz For $23 Billion - 2

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Google To Aquire Cybersecurity StartUp Wiz For $23 Billion

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has moved forward in discussions to acquire Wiz, a cybersecurity startup, for around $23 billion. According to Reuters , yesterday an anonymous source familiar with the matter provided more details on the negotiation.

If Alphabet buys Wiz for that amount, it would become the company’s largest acquisition ever. The deal will be funded mostly in cash—according to the source— and will be happening soon.

The decision to buy Wiz may incur disputes with the U.S. government as regulators across the country—under Joe Biden’s administration—have previously acted against large tech companies acquiring big companies by blocking these kinds of deals. And it could happen again.

Google and Wiz haven’t shared public statements regarding the new deal, but, as explained by sources, both companies are committed to moving forward.

According to the New York Times , Google has previously been sued by the Justice Department in two cases and the verdict should be shared in the following days.

Google has been working on strategies to diversify revenues, but most of it still comes from online advertising on its platforms. “Buying Wiz would not move the needle overnight, but would forge a connection between Google Cloud and companies that use Wiz to safeguard data held in AWS, Azure, and other cloud computing systems,” wrote The New York Times.

Google’s last big acquisition was FitBit, the fitness tracker company, a deal for $2.1 billion in 2021 that also faced regulatory scrutiny from American regulators, but it was later approved.

The tech Giant has been working on multiple projects this year. Just a few weeks ago, Google announced a partnership with the augmented reality startup Magic Leap to provide new solutions for the AR Market.