A fired Disney World employee is accused of hacking into an online system and altering Disney World restaurant menus by changing fonts and prices, adding profanity and altering food allergy warnings. according to new federal documents.

The cyberattack caused at least $150,000 in damage and prompted the FBI to become involved. Disney printed the wrong menus but realized the mistake in time. Menus were not sent to restaurants or distributed to the public.

Criminal complaint against Michael Scheuer The lawsuit was filed last week in the Orlando division of U.S. District Court. He was arrested on October 23.

“The claims acknowledge that no one was injured or harmed. “I look forward to presenting a strong presentation of my client’s side of the story,” Scheuer’s attorney said. David Haashe told Florida Politics in a comment Wednesday.

Court Watchin collaboration with 404 Mediawas the first media outlet to report on the federal court filing.

According to the criminal complaint, authorities said Scheuer attacked Menu Creator, which is operated by a third-party Minnesota company that creates menus used exclusively for Disney World restaurants.

Scheuer worked as a menu production manager until he was fired for misconduct on June 13.

“Scheuer’s “The dismissal was controversial and not considered amicable,” the statement said, but details about the situation were not included.

Over the next three months, Disney fell victim to “multiple computer intrusions into servers associated with the Menu Creator program,” the complaint said. “Scheuer was sincere knowledge of the system architecture, menu processing workflow, and potential vulnerabilities within the system. Employees only Scheuer’s position or similar position Scheuer will have the access and information to carry out the attacks.”

What tipped Disney off was that some fonts in Menu Creator had been converted into wings, which are fonts made up of symbols.

The changes caused problems with Menu Creator, so it was temporarily offline, causing problems for Disney.

Officials described some changes to the menu as “well-intentioned,” such as different prices or the sudden appearance of profanities. Other changes were more serious and could put people’s health at risk.

“So the threat actor manipulated the allergen Providing information about menus by adding information to some allergen statements stating that certain menu items are safe for people with peanut allergies The criminal complaint stated that it could be fatal for those with peanut allergies.

The FBI tracked an IP address linked to the cyberattack. Scheuer’s A computer with a private network installed on it.

According to the criminal complaint, Scheuer is accused of disrupting the system and attempting to log in more than 100,000 times.

Scheuer’s computers were seized and I found a “dox” Folder and personally identifiable information for victims of denial of service attacks.

“Well, multiple incorrect login attempts will result in account lockout and therefore render corporate accounts unusable until attacks subside and passwords are cracked can be reset,” the complaint said.

Scheuer says Disney tried to frame him”Because They were concerned about him and the circumstances under which he was terminated,” the criminal complaint states.

Disney World did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida declined to comment.

Court documents raising public health concerns about food allergies at Disney World arrive after a while woman died in unrelated incident He recovered from severe food allergies after eating at a Disney Springs restaurant in 2023.

Florida Politics breaks the story of Disney World and an independently run restaurant Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant He was being sued by the widow. The case sparked a wave of bad publicity internationally For Disney after trying to arbitrate the case using Disney+ and the theme park app’s terms and conditions.

Unfortunately, scams happen even in the most magical place on earth.

in 2018 Disney World’s Board of Directors fell victim He was subject to an email phishing scheme that cost the Board $100,000 when an employee sent money to a fake landscaping salesman who emailed him.

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