18-07-2016 23:30 via theverge.com

Former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director gets 46 months in prison for hacking rival team

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&rsq
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