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October 30, 2021 01:53 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/30/22754062/minnesota-man-charged-illegal-streaming-mlb-nfl-nhl-nba-games-extortion
Minnesota man charged with illegally streaming MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA games for profit
Federal authorities have accused a Minnesota man with trying to extort $150,000 from Major League Baseball after hacking into its computer system. The US Attorney’s office for the southern district of New York and the FBI have charged Joshua Streit, 30, with illegally streaming content from MLB, as well as from the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Football League (NFL).
The law enforcement agencies said in a news release that between 2017 through August of 2021, Streit operated a website where he illegally streamed the sports leagues’ live games for profit. He gained unauthorized access to the leagues’ websites, and misappropriated login credentials from legitimate subscribers,...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/30/22754062/minnesota-man-charged-illegal-streaming-mlb-nfl-nhl-nba-games-extortion
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