News Deputies: Man used stolen iPad to give unauthorized tours, skip lines at Disney World

[Rider]

Deputies: Man used stolen iPad to give unauthorized tours, skip lines at Disney World

A man using a Walt Disney World-owned iPad with access to a private company application was caught giving unauthorized tours at one of the parks and using the technology to skip to the front of rid…

www.wfla.com

Be honest, who hasn't imagined being able to grab one of those iPad to get themselves unlimited Fastpass?

 

[drizgirl]

Deputies: Man used stolen iPad to give unauthorized tours, skip lines at Disney World

A man using a Walt Disney World-owned iPad with access to a private company application was caught giving unauthorized tours at one of the parks and using the technology to skip to the front of rid…

www.wfla.com

Be honest, who hasn't imagined being able to grab one of those iPad to get themselves unlimited Fastpass?

Anybody with a brain?

 

[Andrew M]

What he should've done was take the iPad and figure out a way to get the program on another iPad or his phone and return the stolen one.

 

[Rider]

What he should've done was take the iPad and figure out a way to get the program on another iPad or his phone and return the stolen one.

It appears that Disney didn't even know it was missing. He got caught because they closely audit overrides.

 

[TikibirdLand]

It appears that Disney didn't even know it was missing. He got caught because they closely audit overrides.

I dunno. Seems he got caught because he had an entourage with him and someone thought that looked fishy.

 

[Rider]

I dunno. Seems he got caught because he had an entourage with him and someone thought that looked fishy.

The article makes it sound like they knew about the overrides for a few days before they found him leading a tour.

But either way they didnt know that the iPad was missing.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Sorry not sorry. They made the rules and I played the game.

 

[monothingie]

The article makes it sound like they knew about the overrides for a few days before they found him leading a tour.

But either way they didnt know that the iPad was missing.

This is because they have devoted the necessary resources to an entire division of Cast Members responsible for tracking down and making sure that each AP member's household only gets one commemorative festival magnet.

 

[TikibirdLand]

The article makes it sound like they knew about the overrides for a few days before they found him leading a tour.

But either way they didnt know that the iPad was missing.

Kind of crazy they don't have automated auditing of those devices. Sounds like a CM (or former one) knew of this -- at least enough to provide the necessary password to unlock the device.

Hey Disney: There's this thing called "Two-Factor" Authentication. You ought to look into it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Kind of crazy they don't have automated auditing of those devices. Sounds like a CM (or former one) knew of this -- at least enough to provide the necessary password to unlock the device.

Hey Disney: There's this thing called "Two-Factor" Authentication. You ought to look into it.

Well, the password was “pa$$word” and the device belonged to Chapek. It was literally my second guess.

 

[Thelazer]

What in gods name? Sounds just about as good when that other CM, used another system to gain access thru all the drive on gates.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It’s “out of the box” thinking…at a minimum

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Well, the password was “pa$$word” and the device belonged to Chapek. It was literally my second guess.

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[awoogala]

He probably could have gotten away with just using it for himself. Taking an entire group to the front of the line. Well, at least most criminals are stupid.

 

[Figments Friend]

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Why am I suddenly reminded of luggage combinations, and the 'Spaceballs' film...?

( laughs)



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[Bullseye1967]

It appears that Disney didn't even know it was missing. He got caught because they closely audit overrides.

From my sources they do "audit" them but not closely. They do have systems to look for irregularities and the device got flagged not for giving too many ( a single CM with authority may give out several hundred a day ) but the amount that were given to the same guests each time.

The article makes it sound like they knew about the overrides for a few days before they found him leading a tour.

But either way they didnt know that the iPad was missing.

He was not leading a tour, it was the same people on all 3 days. They were not aware it was missing but it was not currently assigned to a CM. The person who had it is a relative of a 3rd party contractor that works at WDW. That's all I can say.

 

[Dead2009]

How do you know he wasnt giving a tour when the police report says he was? Im gonna believe the police report to be fair.

 

[Bullseye1967]

How do you know he wasnt giving a tour when the police report says he was? Im gonna believe the police report to be fair.

I was a LEO for 25 years. When I retired, I lived and ran a hotel in Kissimmee for 11 years I was a reserve deputy with Osceola County. We trained with Disney security on a monthly basis. I have plenty of contacts. I started as a reserve officer by the time I left I was a lieutenant. You can trust your news stories. I'll trust what I get from my contacts

 

[Chip Chipperson]

From my sources they do "audit" them but not closely. They do have systems to look for irregularities and the device got flagged not for giving too many ( a single CM with authority may give out several hundred a day ) but the amount that were given to the same guests each time.

He was not leading a tour, it was the same people on all 3 days. They were not aware it was missing but it was not currently assigned to a CM. The person who had it is a relative of a 3rd party contractor that works at WDW. That's all I can say.

I'm sure the suspect's relative is now a former 3rd-party contractor after this incident. There are only 2 possibilities here: the contract employee gave the iPad and password to the suspect or kept it in a location that wasn't secure and had the password written down. Either way, it's a serious breach of data security.

 

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