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Hackers claim Disney data theft in protest against AI-generated artwork

NullBulge group said it was leaking files from Disney’s internal Slack channel to ‘protect artists’ rights’

Hacktivists claim to have stolen more than a terabyte of data from Disney’s internal chat platform and are leaking the information online in a protest against what they say is the company’s anti-artist stance. Ilia Kolochenko, the chief executive of the cybersecurity firm ImmuniWeb, said the claims could simply be “a well thought-out smokescreen to mask the true identities and real motives of the hackers”. That tool, which provided an easy to use interface for the image generator, was updated to include malware from the hackers, which they used to steal further login credentials and extend their footprint in turn.

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