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Cyber-pirates hacked into Disney, stole an upcoming movie and are demanding ransom, company CEO Bob Iger said Monday.

The head mouseketeer made the shocking revelation to employees during a town hall-style meeting in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Igler didn’t disclose which movie was pirated but insisted that Disney won’t pay any ransom — which was requested in bitcoin, according to witnesses at the meeting.

The cyber-crooks allegedly threatened to release five minutes of the kidnapped flick, followed by 20-minute chunks, if no ransom is paid.

Among the big Disney flicks headed for the big screen this summer include “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” which opens this Friday, and “Cars 3,” set for release June 16.

Disney is working with federal authorities to find the hackers, Iger said.

The Disney hacking comes shortly after someone stole 10 episodes of the upcoming Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.” The episodes were posted to The Pirate Bay six weeks before the series’ June 9 launch.

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