Cybersecurity
A Tech Company Now, Disney Has to Tackle Password Thieves
- Disney+ says it wasn’t hacked, but some users got locked out
- People who use same passwords on multiple sites may be at risk
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Some customers who signed up for Walt Disney Co.’s new Disney+ streaming service have seen their usernames and passwords sold online to third parties and have been locked out of their newly opened accounts.
Disney said its system hasn’t been hacked and that it’s working to quickly address the issue. It’s possible that hackers obtained the names and passwords from data breaches at other companies.