Disney Slack attack wasn't Russian protesters, just a Cali dude with malware

25-year-old fella pleads guilty to stealing, dumping 1.1TB of data from the House of Mouse When someone stole more than a terabyte of data from Disney last year, it was believed to be the work of Russian hacktivists protesting for artist rights. We now know it was actually a 25-year-old California resident.…

May 2, 2025 - 18:48
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Disney Slack attack wasn't Russian protesters, just a Cali dude with malware

25-year-old fella pleads guilty to stealing, dumping 1.1TB of data from the House of Mouse

When someone stole more than a terabyte of data from Disney last year, it was believed to be the work of Russian hacktivists protesting for artist rights. We now know it was actually a 25-year-old California resident.…