Former Disney employee who was fired for misconduct admitted to hacking the company's menu creation software to alter important details This includes information on food allergies that may be harmful to customers at the resort's restaurants.
A complaint filed by the Justice Department last year alleges that a man named Michael Scheuer committed various computer crimes. After being fired from the company he worked for The affected companies were not named in the complaint. Although additional reports have revealed that the company is actually Disney, it is now reported that Scheuer, who previously worked as The company's “menu production manager” has reportedly admitted to the computer crimes. part of the deal–
court clock reported that Scheuer agreed to pay compensation to Disney, including a government fine. Scheuer's lawyer, David Haas, reportedly said: “Mr…. Scheuer is prepared to accept responsibility for his conduct. Unfortunately, he had mental health issues that worsened when Disney fired him when he returned from paternity leave,” Haas added. “No one is at risk of injury. And he is deeply sorry for what happened.”
When reached for comment by Gizmodo, Haas confirmed Court Watch's report, while noting that a date for receiving the complaint had not yet been set. The confession date is the date the defendant actually enters the confession. After a plea agreement has been reached between the defense attorney and the prosecutor.
The attacks on Scheuer's company allegedly occurred over a three-month period. During that time, he “manipulated the menus of restaurants owned and operated by” Disney, according to the original complaint, a more “non-malicious” attack involving the destruction of menus. By changing the font to Wingdings, the menu was inconsistent. In other instances, Scheuer is said to have inserted profanity into the menu. However, the most serious crime involved Scheuer's attempt to manipulate the allergen information on the menu. Scheuer is also accused of conducting denial-of-service attacks on the work accounts of several of his former co-workers.
Court Watch revealed more details about what Scheuer apparently did. According to recently released court documents:
Scheuer turns the wine region of the alcoholic beverage into a location where a mass shooting occurred. Court documents say that in one case, he added a swastika to a menu. Scheuer also admitted to leaking links and logins he used to change menus on the Dark Web.
Luckily, no Scheuer-cooked restaurant menus were distributed to the venue.
Disney has actually been affected by the lawsuit. An unrelated “wrongful death” last year after a woman died while eating at a Disney restaurant in Florida. This woman is allergic to nuts and dairy products. And she and her husband were incorrectly informed by a waiter that her order could be made without those ingredients. The case gained more attention after Disney attempted to dismiss the case based on the arbitration clause in the couple's Disney+ subscriptions. After much outcry, Disney announced it would stop using its initial legal strategy and release Let the case go to trial.