Disney +: Thousands of user accounts have been stolen and sold on various online forums

Thousands of Disney + accounts were stolen by hackers, just a few hours after the official launch of the service!

ΛHours after the official launch of Disney's new streaming service, thousands of stolen Disney + accounts have been made available for sale online as hackers try to take advantage of the service's popularity.

According to his research ZDNet , many of these stolen accounts are offered for free on hacking forums or are available for sale for prices ranging from $ 3 to $ 11, despite the fact that a legal Disney + subscription costs only $ 7.

In the first 24 hours, its streaming video service Disney + has already reached 10 million customers, although the service is currently only available in the US, Canada and the Netherlands.

The official launch of the service had various technical issues, and some customers said they were constantly losing access to their accounts. As it turned out, these users' accounts had been stolen by hackers, who then changed their email and account password to lock the legitimate account holder out of the service.

The hackers were able to mobilize very quickly and steal the credentials of the Disney + accounts, and then make them available for sale online.

This suggests that either they have gained access to these accounts, or they have been able to steal login information using malware.

Various hacking forums now have thousands of Disney + accounts available for sale, but ZDNet He also discovered that some forums give them away for free, so that the hacker community can use them and share them with others.

The technical program director of HackerOne , Niels Schweisshelm, explained how Disney can combat these account thefts by applying two-factor authentication to its service.

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