Gainesville, FL – A person who used to work at Disney has been arrested and charged with hacking into the company’s computers to change menus.
The suspect, who was fired in June of last year, is said to have gone after the company’s menu-making program, which caused a lot of problems and could have put people’s safety at risk.
The former worker’s actions could have been very bad, because giving customers wrong information about allergens could have caused severe allergic reactions.
In order to fix the problem, Disney had to shut down its menu system for more than a week.
The FBI’s investigation showed that the suspect had the access and knowledge to do the attacks.
The suspect’s lawyer said in a motion to release him that his client had had mental health problems since childhood and was currently seeing a therapist.
In the motion, the lawyer said, “He is not getting any mental health counseling or treatment in jail.”
Disney says that the hacking cost the business about $150,000.
