[BreachExchange] Feds: Hacker illegally streaming games tried to extort MLB

[Terrell Byrd]

https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/national-news/feds-hacker-illegally-streaming-games-tried-to-extort-mlb/


A Minnesota man was charged Thursday with trying to extort $150,000 from
the MLB as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major
professional sports leagues online.

Joshua Streit, 30, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was charged in a criminal
complaint filed in Manhattan federal court with extortion, accessing a
protected computer to commit fraud for personal gain, wire fraud and
illicit digital transmission.

It was not immediately clear who will represent him at an initial
appearance in federal court in Minnesota.

Federal authorities said Streit hacked into the computer systems of the
MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL to stream copyrighted live games before trying to
extort $150,000 from the MLB with threats to publicize alleged
vulnerabilities in MLB’s internet infrastructure.

Michael J. Driscoll, head of New York’s FBI office, said in a release that
Streit — also known as Josh Brody — “hacked into the systems of several of
our country’s biggest professional sports leagues and illegally streamed
copyrighted live games.”

“Instead of quitting while he was ahead, he allegedly decided to continue
the game by extorting one of the leagues, threatening to expose the very
vulnerability he used to hack them,” Driscoll said.

He added: “The puns write themselves in this investigation, and now instead
of scoring a payday, Mr. Brody faces a federal prison sentence as a
penalty.”

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said all four sports leagues had aided the
investigation into Streit’s activities, which stretched from 2017 until
August, with one of the leagues claiming it lost about $3 million from the
streaming.

“Streit has struck out on his illegal streaming and extortion scheme,”
Williams said.

Authorities said Streit used login credentials from legitimate users of
sports league websites to gain access to live feeds which he then streamed
over a website he operated.
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