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Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨misk@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.404media.co/fired-employee-allegedly-hacked-disney-worlds-menu-system-to-alter-peanut-allergy-information/

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  • tacosanonymous@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is this their attempt to get out of that negligence suit where that person died and they tried to force arbitration from the clause in a free trial of Disney plus?

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    • Pheonixdown@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Article says the erroneous menus weren’t distributed. So, probably not.

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    • Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well, as that was a restaurant not managed by Disney, but through an independent pub owner in their public market area… I kind of doubt it.

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  • argh_another_username@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If you want to screw with your former employer, screw your former employer. This is criminal.

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    • wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This sounds like a scapegoat.

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  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s why you disable their account before telling them they’re fired.

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    • Kalkaline@leminal.space ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You mean you don’t give them 2 weeks notice on firing?

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      • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If you’ll find for course you don’t get given notice. If somebody is breaking the rules and being dangerous you don’t want them hanging around for another 2 weeks you want them gone now.

        If it’s a layoff then yeah you get notice

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      • Neon@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No. You give 2 Months.

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      • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The US is at will, nobody gives 2 weeks for termination unless maybe it’s a layoff. If a company has grounds to fire you they just fire you. Most will be smart enough to disable accounts before you’re even out the door.

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    • jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Doesn’t sound like an account access problem, sounds like a shared password problem.

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      • saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No, it’s definitely hacking because that makes me a hacker with my friends sports TV subscription 👨‍💻😎

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    • uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In a company as blue-chip as Disney, the discontinuation of access and privileges and security clearance are indicators of imminent repositioning, likely firing if you’ve engaged in mischief (such as voicing your opinion or comparing salaries).

      It’s why you give sweet Christmas presents to the awkward guy in HR and invite him to all your socials. Blow him if he’s into it. He’s your intel source regarding who is in danger of discharge, and if the boss doesn’t like you.

      This disgruntled guy had to be lower rank than the mailroom if HR wasn’t given notice, and his access was super low priority. No-one cared.

      (Yes, I’m bitter.)

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  • Pheonixdown@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Removing the allergen warning is basically some form of attempted manslaughter.

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    • beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Which Disney apparently sort of did on their own, but now they’re funding news stories about an employee who went rogue ! Ha see Disney isn’t at fault!! Right?! 🙃

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    • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Murder. Firing a gun in a crowd is not manslaughter because you don’t see exactly who you are killing. You know it’s going to kill someone and that’s the goal so it’s murder.

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  • uberdroog@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Outsourced IT and not all Apps were AD authenticated is my guess. Probably a request sitting in a queue waiting for SLA.

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  • jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Jesus, if he had only done the allergy thing and not the profanity or wingdings it’s likely nobody would have noticed and people would have died(!)

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