The Cardinal in the Computer System
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Since it's the government looking into this to determine the nature of the crimes committed, penalties from MLB might be the least of the Cardinals' worries.
We need 47 SoSH corporate lawyers to debate what could happen here.
We need 47 SoSH corporate lawyers to debate what could happen here.
I honestly don't think it will end up creating a furor. I think any media or national venting and rage will be directed at the front office and ownership, and I don't think anyone really will say that somehow Michael Wacha isn't as good as he really is because of these hacks.
And why the fuck does he even have his passwords written down in a list for them to see?Savin Hillbilly said:
The big question is if there's a smoking gun email to Mozeliak or similar. That's when the house foundation cracks.
I have 2 questions:
What has this organization won since this scandal broke?
What is coming before "-gate" here?
What has this organization won since this scandal broke?
What is coming before "-gate" here?
Many passwords are not stored securely and can be read by anyone with backend access. It's a horrible practice but occurs all the time. Often for high level execs help desk / IT people are given passwords to do troubleshooting etc. again bad practice but happens.TomTerrific said:
Yeah, I guess I believe that. I naively thought all anyone stored was the encrypted or hashed passwords, but I should have known better.NortheasternPJ said:
They should pin it on Oscar Taveras as the lone gunmen and wash their hands of it, MLB will then reward them for their honesty.
What's with the Spygate references? The irony is Watergate is far more apropos than filming signals some feet from where it would have been legal.
I find it difficult to think of this as a hack. Entering a readily available password is a crime even CSI: Cyber wouldn't investigate.E5 Yaz said:
I was going to use Cardinal-ghazi, but that's too unwieldy. Maybe Cardinazi?moretsyndrome said:
RedOctober3829 said:
John Mozeliak was seen taking his laptop into the bathroom and locking the door for a total of 6 minutes and 12 seconds. He was seen leaving the bathroom with a satisfied smile on his face.
We've also uncovered a series of texts between Mozellak and Matheny:
Matheny: Hey pringle nuts. Still fooling around on the computer?
Mozellak: Ya, I'm determined to win by any means necessary.
Mozellak: I've got to be careful though, one false move and it's game over.
Matheny: Landmines everywhere, huh?
Mozellak: Ya, and if anyone catches me doing this I'm in big trouble.
Matheny: Well, hurry up, I need to talk to you about Molina. He's been hacking at everything lately.
Mozellak: Big moves, easy as 1-2-3! You should see all the info I just unlocked!
Mozellak says he was talking about playing Minesweeper during an executive meeting, but we find this explanation to be not credible. Also, Yadier Molina hasn't turned over his diary to us, as requested.
Hendu for Kutch said:
All this is missing is some no-name low level stooge nicknamed "The Hacker" which is obviously a reference to the way he swings in the batting cage.
TomTerrific said:
Even encrypted passwords can be retrieved by any person with the appropriate access such as Application or Database administrators. Weakly hashed passwords can be easily cracked as well. It's extremely common for backend systems to have shit password security.
Will Leitch is pretty pissed off: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/130970280/st-louis-cardinals-hacking-investigation-houston-astros
Brandon McCarthy @BMcCarthy32 41m41 minutes ago
in keeping with baseball tradition, a Houston exec should walk into the STL offices and hit their best front office guy with a fastball
in keeping with baseball tradition, a Houston exec should walk into the STL offices and hit their best front office guy with a fastball
They had a master list of every password he used during his 8 years with the Cardinals. That could be 1-3 passwords or 400. I guess I'm not paranoid enough if this is how I should always act when creating new passwords. I still try to use different alphanumeric and special character passwords each time (probably some overlap), but it looks more and more like password security is an illusion. Just cold comfort to help people sleep at night.Savin Hillbilly said:
DrewDawg said:
The idea that today's media isn't going to be all over this pounding it into the ground is funny.
Of all the Cardinalish tweets I've gotten throughout the years, this is far and away the Cardinalest.
Jeff Passan added,
Snewp @ScottNewport
@JeffPassan as a lifelong Cardinals fan I look at this as nothing more than stealing signs. Astros plunk Carpenter and it's all over.
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I love this. Newport equates this with and makes it sound as if it was nothing more than some scout openly sitting in the bleachers with a pair of binoculars.
Edited with an assist from steveluck7
Jeff Passan added,
Snewp @ScottNewport
@JeffPassan as a lifelong Cardinals fan I look at this as nothing more than stealing signs. Astros plunk Carpenter and it's all over.
225 retweets174 favorites
I love this. Newport equates this with and makes it sound as if it was nothing more than some scout openly sitting in the bleachers with a pair of binoculars.
Edited with an assist from steveluck7
Yeah, this is a huge story and it's a major scandal, involving the FBI. The media is going to go crazy on this one.
FWIW, that wasn't Passan's tweet. It was linked on the first page of this thread. it was somebody named Scott Newport tweeting at Jeff PassanYTF said: