May 1, 2025, Immuniweb. A former Disney World employee has been sentenced to three years in US prison for hacking the company’s menu software as revenge after he was fired. Michael Scheuer, 40, from Winter Garden, Florida, was convicted for knowingly implanting malicious code that caused significant damage to Disney’s computer systems.
Scheuer, who pleaded guilty to the charges in January 2025, altered Disney World restaurant menus in several ways. He added offensive profanity to the menus, removed crucial allergen information, and replaced wine regions with the locations of recent mass shootings. The defaced menus were detected before being distributed to restaurants, preventing immediate harm to customers.
