Thousands of hacked Disney+ accounts are being sold on dark web

By: Noah M.

Hackers are selling thousands of Disney+ accounts on the black market following the streaming service’s error-plagued launch.

Hacked accounts have appeared on the dark web for as little as $3 a pop — less than half the $6.99 monthly price of a Disney+ subscription — in the week since the site’s Nov. 12 debut, multiple news reports say.

While some viewers’ old username and password combinations may have been poached from other sites, many say their stolen login credentials were unique to Disney+, according to the BBC and the news site ZDNet.

Disney+ fans complained about being hacked on Twitter last week amid other gripes about technical glitches and poor customer service.

“2 days in and my @disneyplus account was already hacked and stolen!” Jack Steen said on Twitter. “And the hack is so stupid simple to perform.”

Disney said the hacks likely stemmed from security issues that affected other companies, as it has seen no sign of a breach specific to the new service.  The company generally locks users’ accounts and asks them to reset their passwords if its systems spot suspicious login activity, it said.

“Disney takes the privacy and security of our users’ data very seriously and there is no indication of a security breach on Disney+,”  the company said in a statement.

Hackers may have snagged some login credentials from other data leaks and gotten others from users “infected with keylogging or info-stealing malware,” according to ZDNet, which was first to reveal the sales of hacked accounts.

Disney said its answer to Netflix beat expectations by snapping up 10 million subscribers in its first day despite the technical difficulties, which the company attributed to high demand. The Disney+ catalog includes content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and the “Star Wars” franchise.