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St. Louis Cardinals probed by FBI for hacking Astros, stealing baseball info

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Cardinals allegedly exploited weak passwords to obtain rival's secret documents.

by Jon Brodkin -  Jun 16, 2015
 
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The St. Louis Cardinals baseball franchise is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking into the network of the Houston Astros in order "to steal closely guarded information about player personnel," The New York Times reported today.
 
About a year ago, 10 months' worth of Astros' front office communications regarding trade talks and negotiations were leaked online. The Astros notified Major League Baseball (MLB) security and the FBI to determine who stole them.
 
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    Baseball club boots out director as details on database compromise surface

     
                                                        


     
    3 Jul 2015 at 00:31, Shaun Nichols
     
    The St Louis Cardinals baseball team has sacked its director of scouting over the alleged unauthorized access of a rival team's computer database.
     
    The Major League Baseball team said on Thursday that Chris Correa was booted out of the team after he apparently admitted to logging into systems owned by the Houston Astros.
     
    The FBI has been investigating the case; it is alleged a Houston database containing scouting information on players was illegally accessed by members of the St Louis club.
     
    According to the St Louis Post-Dispatch, citing a source with knowledge of the investigation, Correa allegedly logged into the Houston database after guessing the password.
     
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    If these allegations are true....shame on them. Baseball is a sport and suppose to challenge ones ability to perform and provide entertainment............... to take advantage of ones guarded information stoops to a low.
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