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25-Year-Old Hacked Disney, Stole 1.1TB of Data

5/6/2025

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Ryan Mitchell Kramer, 25, has admitted to a shocking cybercrime: hacking into a Disney employee's computer and pilfering a staggering 1.1 terabytes of confidential data. He cleverly disguised malware as an AI art generator to access sensitive information, which he then threatened to leak online. Now, he faces two felony charges, each potentially leading to five years behind bars.

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Ryan Mitchell Kramer, 25, has admitted to a shocking cybercrime: hacking into a Disney employee's computer and pilfering a staggering 1.1 terabytes of confidential data. He cleverly disguised malware as an AI art generator to access sensitive information, which he then threatened to leak online. Now, he faces two felony charges, each potentially leading to five years behind bars.