- May 7, 2002
- 10,371
- 762
- 126
http://nypost.com/2015/06/16/cardinals-investigated-by-fbi-for-hacking-astros-stealing-data/
The FBI is probing the St. Louis Cardinals for hacking into the internal databases of ​longtime division rival Houston Astros to steal player information, sources told The Post on Tuesday.
Calling the sensational allegation a case of industrial espionage, a federal source said the bureau is investigating whether the scheme was part of a retaliation plot against former Cardinal​s​ ​executive Jeff Luhnow, who jumped ship to the Astros in 2011.
While with the Cardinals, Luhnow helped construct an internal computer network ​called Redbird ​for the team to house its baseball-operations information. The data included higher-ups discussions about trades, proprietary statistics and scouting reports.
Investigators believe that some members of the Cardinals organization feared that Luhnow took some of that proprietary data with him when he defected to Houston, the source said.