Disney to completely ban Slack use following July 2024 hack
It has been revealed that
Disney to Stop Using Slack Following Hack That Exposed Company Data - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/business/disney-to-stop-using-slack-following-hack-that-exposed-company-data-c5311caf
Disney to ditch Slack following July data breach – NBC New York
Disney's Slack Hack Fallout
https://www.status.news/p/disney-slack-hack
In July 2024, Disney was hit by a cyber attack by Nullbulge, a hacker group critical of generative AI, which exposed several tebibytes of company data, including 44 million messages, 18,800 spreadsheets, and 13,000 PDF files. According to the Wall Street Journal, the leaked information included financial information, information on unreleased works, and personal information of employees and customers.
Nullbulge, a hacker group opposed to generative AI, steals huge amounts of data from Disney's internal Slack channel - GIGAZINE
In response to this incident, Disney decided to ban the use of Slack as an internal messaging app. Disney Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnson told employees, 'Our technology teams are targeting the second half of 2024 to stop using Slack and are transitioning to streamlined company-wide collaboration tools.'
Disney reported that 'We look forward to the collaboration and productivity that will come from moving away from Slack and streamlining our collaboration platforms, and the team working on this change is focused on strengthening our policies around work-related collaboration.'
Neither Disney nor Salesforce (Slack's parent company) have commented on the report. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told Bloomberg, 'Our security is very strong, so it's up to the companies that use our tools to take appropriate measures to prevent phishing attacks and socially engineer their employees. Just as we do our part in security, we need our customers to do their part too.'
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