Disney worker who hacked menus gets 3 years in prison

by jseip on 4/27/2025, 3:47 PM with 13 comments
  • by erickhill on 4/27/2025, 4:49 PM

    This is a dupe of an earlier submission https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43811864

  • by mattl on 4/27/2025, 4:02 PM

    Changing prices and adding profanity is one thing but when you alter the allergens on a menu you put people’s lives at risk.

  • by b8 on 4/27/2025, 4:55 PM

    The restitution seems too high. He probably was fired for going on mat leave as other companies have shown to do and wanted payback. The "unspecified misconduct" firing reason seems weird and they won't expand on it.

  • by geor9e on 4/27/2025, 5:27 PM

    Disney is quite famous for its strict allergen handling, to the point where people with deadly allergies who don't trust eating out anywhere else make an exception for Disney restaurants. So, were it not for this mass murder attempt, he probably would have gotten off a lot more lightly for some mischief charges.

  • by shadowgovt on 4/27/2025, 4:52 PM

    What credentials / access did he use to get into Disney's system after he was terminated?