Originally published by Patrick Keating.
In a prior post, I discussed the FBI investigation into whether the St. Louis Cardinals hacked into the Houston Astros’ computer network. At that time, the FBI believed that a Cardinals’ employee was able to do so because the Astros’ General Manager previously worked for the Cardinals and re-used Cardinals’ computer passwords in the Astros’ computer system.
On January 8, 2016, the Cardinals’ former scouting director, Chris Correa, pled guilty to five counts of Unauthorized Access of a Protected Computer. The maximum penalty is a $250,000 fine for each count and five years in prison.
The Plea Agreement signed by Mr. Correa states that he was able to access the email and computer database accounts of an Astros employee (presumably the GM) because that employee used a password that was a variation on a password previously used at the Cardinals. Mr. Correa agreed that the government could prove that he accessed an Excel file of the Astros’ scouting list of every eligible player for the 2013 MLB draft, which disclosed how the Astros ranked each player. He also accessed the Astros’ scouting reports on players and notes of the Astros’ trade discussions.
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