Disney Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Massive Data Breach

The Walt Disney corporation is facing a sizable class action lawsuit over the massive data breach that occurred this past July, when more than 1.1TB of private customer data was stolen by hackers.

The lawsuit was filed on October 3 in Los Angeles Superior Court by Scott Margel against Disney and Disney California Adventure, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. The complaint notes that thousands of Disney and former Disney customers have joined the suit, claiming that the company is responsible for losing their “highly sensitive personal information.”

The breach occurred after Russian hacktivist group “Nullbulge” managed to infiltrate Disney’s Slack, an internal employee communications network, which gave hackers access to customer data. Hackers also reportedly gained access to Disney’s Cruise Line information, which contained passport numbers and other sensitive information belonging to crew members.

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A Disney spokesperson said in a statement at the time that the company was “investigating this matter.”

Customers have also accused Disney of keeping them in the dark and failing to come clean about the full extent of the breach. Many former and current customers have claimed that they are still working to find out the exact extent of the breach and how much of their personal data was compromised. The plaintiff and class action lawsuit members “remain, even today, in the dark regarding which particular data was stolen, the particular malware used, and what steps are being taken, if any, to secure their [personal information] going forward,” the complaint reads.

Other information stolen by the hackers include granular revenue details about Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. Hackers reportedly obtained a trove of internal communications from Disney, images, logins, studio information, ad campaigns and other information, all of which was accessed through slack.

Plaintiff Scott Margel is demanding that Disney takes steps to revitalize its security systems and educate class members about the extent of the breach and how they may have personally been affected. Margel is also seeking unspecified damages and a jury trial.