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EX-DISNEY EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH HACKING MENU DATABASEEX-DISNEY EMPLOYEE CHARGED
WITH HACKING MENU DATABASE

In a vengeful move against the happiest place on Earth, the former employee
allegedly used his old credentials to make potentially deadly changes.

Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

October 30, 2024

1 Min Read
Source: Shannon Crighton via Alamy Stock Photo


A former Disney employee was arrested and charged after allegedly hacking into
the company's systems and altering its restaurant menus.

Michael Scheuer, an ex-menu production manager at Disney, was charged with
violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) on three different occasions.

He was fired from this position in June, after unspecified misconduct; his
dismissal was described as "contentious" and "not considered to be amicable,"
according to court documents.

Scheuer allegedly used his work credentials, which were still functioning after
his termination, to log into the Disney menu creation system contracted by a
third-party company and change the fonts in the system to Wingdings symbols.



When the menu creator was launched, it would reach for these altered font files,
believing them to be correct. 

"As a result of this change, all of the menus within the database were unusable
because the font changes propagated throughout the database," read the
complaint.

Scheuer also allegedly deleted allergen information from the menus, suggesting
some foods were safe when they weren't, leading to potentially deadly
consequences. The menus were identified and isolated by Disney before they could
be shipped.

The menu changes caused the system to go offline for a couple of weeks and
required backup to restore.

Scheuer has also been accused of being the root cause of several distributed
denial-of-service attacks against several Disney employees, their information
found in a folder on one of Scheuer's virtual machines, labeled "dox." According
to the FBI, the evidence found in the investigation pointed to Scheuer as the
perpetrator. He has been charged on two violations of the CFAA and remains in
jail pending a bond hearing. If found guilty, he faces up to 15 years in prison.




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