Lack of strong password protection seems to be at fault

Jul 1, 2014 09:50 GMT  ·  By

The systems of the Houston Astros baseball team have been accessed by an unauthorized person, who extracted content revealing internal trade talks.

The details regarding the method used by the perpetrator to gain access to confidential data is not known, but a weak password might be involved.

The Houston Astros created an online database, called “Ground Control,” a few years ago, specifically designed for private use. It allows communication with other front offices and it also offers player statistics and video.

At the moment, there is no official information, except for the confirmation of the incident, but Deadspin speculates that the intrusion was due to weak password protection.

All the documents stolen from the database have been made public on Anonbin.com, an online repository similar to Pastebin, where documents can be posted anonymously.

Despite the leaked details, Astros GM Jeff Luhnow commented on the incident before the game against Seattle Mariners on Monday and said that “not all the information that was published was accurate. Some it was not. I really can't get into what's accurate and what wasn't. But we're going to pursue it and try to find out who did it and prosecute them.”

He also said that the FBI is involved in the case and that the perpetrator is going to be prosecuted.