Overview
- Michael Scheuer, a former Disney World menu manager, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for hacking into the resort's menu system.
- Scheuer altered allergen information on menus to falsely indicate certain foods were safe for individuals with allergies, posing potential health risks.
- He also changed wine region listings to reference locations of mass shootings and launched denial-of-service attacks targeting employee accounts.
- The breaches, which were intercepted before reaching customers, highlighted vulnerabilities in corporate systems and caused significant financial damage.
- A U.S. District Judge ordered Scheuer to pay $687,776.50 in restitution, surrender his computer, and serve 85% of his sentence with credit for six months already served.