In July, five months after the download, he received a message from a stranger.

When he went to the police and cut off their access, 44 millionDisneymessages were made public.

These contained information about the companystheme parkand streaming revenue, private customer information, and employee passport numbers.

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Van Andel reportedlylost controlof his social media accounts, which became filled with obscene language.

However, some suspect he was an American working alone.

In a duel, you better fire first.

Matthew Van Andel, a former Disney engineer smiling with family.

The victim said that his health insurance was terminated following thecyberattack, and he lost $200,000 in bonuses.

They initially started stealing a lot of credit card data and banking information the normal things.

People reacted to the former Disney employees decision to download free software

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Matthew Van Andel in festive attire with family, including colorful holiday sweaters and hats, posing outdoors with Disney-themed decorations.

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