Wendy Thurm ‏@hangingsliders 12m12 minutes ago

 

Here's a copy of formal charges filed by the US Attorney's office in Houston against Chris Correa #Astros #Cardinals https://www.dropbox.com/s/0sn3jgz04wirx3m/C...ctment.pdf?dl=0 …

 

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 5m5 minutes ago

Two wows from the Chris Correa indictment:

1) He accessed Astros' database during the '13 draft.

2) He did the same July 31, deadline day.

The biggest one: When Astros changed database URL, Correa hacked an exec's email, got the new URL/password and accessed the database again.

David Barron ‏@dfbarron 23m23 minutes ago

Judge Hughes has accepted the guilty plea of Christopher Correa.

Sentencing hearing for Christopher Correa is set for April 11.

This is the hack that deadspin probably got a hold of last year when in the report it mentioned that the Sox were really interested in Jason Castro.

"Chris Correa, 35, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Houston to five counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer. As part of his plea, he admitted accessing the accounts of three Houston Astros employees, including information about prospects, Astros scouting reports and trade discussions. He also admitted taking measures to conceal his identity and the location of his computer and admitted that the "intended loss" for all of the hacking was about $1.7 million."

 

Here's the detailed story from the Post Dispatch...

 

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/pr...72308a8095.html

 

 

Each conviction of unauthorized access of a protected computer carries a maximum possible sentence of five years (up to 25 years total) in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine. Correa will pay $275,000 in restitution as well.

 

The value of the information that Correa gained unauthorized access has been set at $1.7 million. Federal attorneys said they came to the $1.7 million figure based on the Astros’ scouting budget and the number of players included in the database.

 

http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2016/...n-hacking-case/

Edited January 9, 201610 yr by caulfield12

All I gotta say is Thank God the Astros turned down Hector Santiago for Jason Castro.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb-must-hamm...-005253782.html

 

Passan wants the Cards to be absolutely hammered by MLB...but argues ownership might be influential enough to protect the franchise.

The password was Eckstein123

 

http://deadspin.com/u-s-attorney-suggests-...cces-1754734603

The password was Eckstein123

 

http://deadspin.com/u-s-attorney-suggests-...cces-1754734603

 

That's hilarious lol

The password was Eckstein123

 

http://deadspin.com/u-s-attorney-suggests-...cces-1754734603

 

That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard of. That's the kind of combination that an idiot would use on his luggage.

That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard of. That's the kind of combination that an idiot would use on his luggage.

 

[remind me to change the combination on my luggage.]

Usually I think Passan is an idiot, but I agree with him this time.

 

The Cardinals deserve severe punishment for that. If the league won't dole it out, they have zero credibility.

Usually I think Passan is an idiot, but I agree with him this time.

 

The Cardinals deserve severe punishment for that. If the league won't dole it out, they have zero credibility.

 

Losing draft picks? Losing the ability to sign international free agents? Yadier Molina has to play center field for the rest of his career?

Usually I think Passan is an idiot, but I agree with him this time.

 

The Cardinals deserve severe punishment for that. If the league won't dole it out, they have zero credibility.

 

Loss of picks and/or fines makes the most sense.