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Pirate-site operator hacked MLB and tried to extort $150,000, feds say

Enlarge (credit: MLB) A pirate-website operator named Joshua Streit was charged with hacking into Major League Baseball (MLB) computer systems and trying to extort $150,000 from the league by threatening to publicize security vulnerabilities, the US Department of Justice announced yesterday. Streit also “is alleged to have illegally streamed sports content online from MLB, the […]