Following Last Summer’s Hack, The Walt Disney Company Is Moving Away From Slack
Two months after hackers infiltrated The Walt Disney Company’s Slack channels, Disney is reportedly discontinuing its use of the communication platform.
According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, many Disney teams have already started to transition to “streamlined enterprise-wide collaboration tools.”
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Disney CFO Hugh Johnson also confirmed that most of the company’s business would move off Slack later this year.
Disney’s Slack Channels Were Hacked in July
In July, reports emerged that the hacking group NullBulge had hacked Disney’s Slack channels and pilfered a terabyte of data.
According to Variety, the stolen communications included “conversations about maintaining Disney’s corporate website, software development, assessments of candidates for employment, programs for emerging leaders within ESPN, and photos of employees’ dogs, with data stretching back to at least 2019.”
“Disney was our target due to how it handles artist contracts, its approach to AI, and its pretty blatant disregard for the consumer,” the hackers told the publication.
The Walt Disney Company will stop using Slack. Photo: CNBC
Later, the Wall Street Journal reported that the leak included detailed reports on the revenue generated by Disney World’s Genie+ service.
Disney Is Playing it Safe
While the hack and subsequent leak of information appear to have only mildly affected Disney, the company is not taking any more chances. It may have simply been a headache for Disney PR, but the move away from Slack shows that Disney is taking its security seriously.
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It remains to be seen what, if any, other precautions Disney has implemented.
