Fired Disney worker accused of hacking menus, claimed items as peanut-free

[Lauren Taylor]

A FORMER DISNEY WORLD EMPLOYEE IS ACCUSED OF HACKING THE COMPANY’S SERVERS TO CHANGE MENUS – INCLUDING ADDING FALSE PEANUT ALLERGY INFORMATION. 

ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL COMPLAINT, MICHAEL SCHEUER (shoe-er) FALSELY CLAIMED CERTAIN FOODS AS PEANUT FREE, CHANGED PRICES AND PRINTED PROFANE LANGUAGE. 

THE COMPLAINT SAYS SCHEUER WAS A MENU PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR DISNEY, BUT WAS FIRED IN JUNE FOR MISCONDUCT.

SCHEUER IS ALSO ACCUSED OF USING A BOT TO ATTEMPT OVER 100-THOUSAND LOG-ONS TO AT LEAST 14 DISNEY EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTS, EFFECTIVELY LOCKING THEM OUT OF THEIR ACCOUNTS.

THIS PHOTO FROM THE F-B-I SHOWS SCHEUER GOING UP TO THE HOME OF A DISNEY EMPLOYEE HE ALLEGEDLY TARGETED IN THE CYBERATTACKS.

ANCHOR:

SCHEUER DENIES WRONGDOING AND SAYS DISNEY IS “ATTEMPTING TO FRAME HIM.”

SCHEUER’S LAWYER SAYS HE HAS A QUOTE “MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITY” THAT CAUSED A PANIC ATTACK AT WORK THAT LED TO HIS TERMINATION.

THE COMPLAINT SAYS SCHEUER’S CYBERATTACK – THAT LASTED THREE MONTHS – COST DISNEY AT LEAST 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FOR SAN I’M … LAUREN TAYLOR.

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