Ryan Mitchell Kramer, 25, pleaded guilty to hacking a Disney employee's computer, stealing confidential data, and impersonating a hacktivist. His methods involved using a malicious file disguised as a program on GitHub, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive company information. He managed to download vast amounts of data including personal details of employees and private company messages. Ultimately, after threatening the employee, he released this information online, showcasing the severity of his cybercrime and leading to potential prison time of up to 10 years.
In early 2024, Kramer laid his trap on code-sharing site GitHub, pretending to share a computer program that creates artificial intelligence-generated art.
Kramer accessed thousands of internal Disney Slack channels and downloaded about 1.1 terabytes of confidential data, officials said.
After not receiving a response, Kramer released the hacked Slack files and employee's bank, medical and personal info on multiple digital platforms.
The data dump included 44 million messages, private customer information, employee passport data, and theme park and streaming revenue numbers.
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