Disgruntled ex-Disney World worker's 'shocking computer hack that could have killed guests'

A bitter ex-Disney World worker has been accused of hacking paper package and making life-threatening alterations. 

Michael Scheuer changed allergen accusation connected nan resort's menus to falsely bespeak that items were peanut free, according to the criminal complaint.

The documents reads: 'Some of nan changes, specified arsenic changes to prices and adding profanity to nan menus, were much benign.

'However, nan threat character besides made respective paper changes that threatened nationalist wellness and safety.' 

While employed by Disney, Scheuer was nan Menu Production Manager. He was responsible for publishing menus for each of nan company's restaurants.

He was fired successful June for misconduct, according to nan complaint, which was revenge pinch nan US District Court for nan Middle District of Florida.

It said firing Scheuer was 'contentious and 'was not considered to beryllium amicable.'

It is alleged that during a 3 period play aft he was terminated, he accessed nan third-party paper system, Menu Creator, from a individual instrumentality and made nan unauthorized changes.

His log-in credentials still worked astatine nan time. But erstwhile he mislaid entree to them, he straight hacked nan servers of nan institution who created nan software.

According to nan complaint, labor first noticed outer interference pinch their menus erstwhile they saw each nan fonts were changed to wingdings - pinch uses symbols alternatively of letters and numbers. 

'As a consequence of this change, each of nan menus wrong nan database were unusable because nan font changes propagated passim nan database,' it reads.

Disney had to return nan Menu Creator 'offline' for 1 aliases 2 weeks while they tried to hole nan changes Scheuer made.

At 1 point, he moreover created an othername - Emily P. Beaman - and created a caller relationship to effort to break into nan system, nan archive alleges. 

On August 29, astir 14 Disney labor were 'locked out' of their accounts because Scheuer was trying to log successful pinch their credentials. 

Based connected Ring doorbell footage and nan FBI search Scheuer's location, he showed up to nan location of personification he allegedly hacked connected nan nighttime of October 22. 

'More specifically, nan threat character developed a book to execute automated logon attempts, and arsenic of nan day of this affidavit, nan threat character had attempted complete 100,000 logons to nan unfortunate accounts,' nan title reads.

But nan wished hacker was capable to intercept nan package company's server, which controls nan printing cues for nan menus.

Scheuer's changes were printed onto nan menus connected September 16, nan title alleges. 

Disney noticed nan interference earlier nan menus were distributed to nan restaurants. 

On September 23, FBI agents searched Scheuer's location and seized 4 computers, nan title states.

The accused ex-staffer denied immoderate wrong-doing and alleged that Disney was trying to 'frame' him because they are concerned astir nan 'conditions nether which he was terminated.'

He did admit to moving done his individual Google Chrome floor plan while employed by Disney, according to nan document. He could not opportunity if he accessed nan systems aft he was fired.

Scheuer said he whitethorn person utilized Disney's systems to look for his 'paystubs and different financial information.' 

Scheuer's lawyer, David Haas, said successful a connection to NBC Miami: 'The allegations admit that nary 1 was injured aliases harmed.

'I look guardant to vigorously presenting my client's broadside of nan story.'

Haas besides touched upon nan circumstances of Scheuer getting fired, stating he 'has a disablement that he believes impacted his termination from Disney.'

On October 5, 2023, an NYU expert died aft nan unit astatine a Disney edifice successful Orlando allegedly ignored her seed allergy and served her contaminated food.

Kanokporn Tangsuan, 42, and her family had dined astatine Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant, wherever she had a deadly allergic reaction.

Jeffrey Piccolo, nan doctor's husband, revenge a wrongful decease suit that claimed Walt Disney Parks and Resorts was negligent and grounded to decently train their unit astir nutrient allergies.

Disney attempted to dismiss nan suit done a loophole successful their position and agreements. 

The company argued nan lawsuit should beryllium sent to arbitration alternatively than a assemblage proceedings because nan position and agreements of creating a Disney relationship includes a 'binding arbitration clause,' tribunal records show.

'Walt Disney Parks and Resorts nevertheless improperly attempts to negate this favoritism by making nan preposterous argument,' Piccolo's lawyers said.