Former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director gets 46 months in prison for hacking rival team
by Adi Robertson from The Verge - All Posts on (#1MQZM)
Christopher Correa, former scouting director for the St. Louis Cardinals, has been sentenced to 46 months in jail for hacking into the rival Houston Astros' email and database systems to see player profiles, draft picks, and other confidential information.
Early this year, Correa pleaded guilty to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer, carried out while serving as director of baseball development for the Cardinals. He admitted to having gotten into Astros employees' email accounts and the team's Ground Control database, where he accessed information like trade discussions, player evaluations, notes on potential draft choices, and contract details. In addition to jail time, he's ordered to pay $279,038 in restitution...