US EditionFormer Disney worker sentenced to 3 years for hacking into park menus, changing allergen information
- Michael Scheuer, a former Walt Disney World employee, was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking into the company's menu system and altering data related to allergenic ingredients, posing potential health risks.
- During sentencing, U.S. District Judge Julie Sneed ordered Scheuer to pay restitution of about $687,776.50 to Disney, noting that his actions caused significant harm but acknowledging his remorse as a factor in the reduced sentence.
- Disney reported the hacking to the FBI, leading to Scheuer's arrest and guilty plea on charges of computer fraud and aggravated identity theft.
- Prosecutors sought a longer sentence of 70 months, but defense attorney David Haas stated that Scheuer showed regret for his actions.
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Michael Scheuer, a former employee of the company, was sentenced to three years in prison for sabotaging the internal computer system. After the dismissal, which took place last June for disciplinary reasons, he tampered with Disney restaurant menus by inserting vulgarity, modifying prices and, much more serious, falsifying information on allergens. In some cases, he referred to dishes that instead contained peanuts as “peanut-free”. The federal…
Former Disney Employee Sentenced for Hacking Restaurant Menus
Former Disney Employee Sentenced for Hacking Restaurant Menus A former Disney employee has received a three-year prison sentence after hacking into the company’s computer systems and tampering with restaurant menus...
A former Disney employee who had avenged his dismissal by changing the menus to remove allergens would have received 3 years in prison.
A former employee of Walt Disney World in Florida has been sentenced to three years in prison after hacking an internal system to change the menus in all Disney restaurants, American media reported.
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