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When I first caught wind of the Rockies claiming it was an "external, malicious attack" that caused them to shut their first go-round of online ticket sales, I must say -- I wasn't really sure I bought it.

But as more details are leaking out and the Feds are now involved it looks like this is some serious business, friends.

"We are going to be opening up a case looking into the possible compromise of the Web server in Irvine," said Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Los Angeles. The Irvine, Calif., Web servers are operated by Paciolan Inc., which handled the ticket sale.
Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB.com, Major League Baseball's Internet wing, has said the system had been overloaded by powerful computers programmed to constantly generate five-digit codes that are meant to prove that an actual human is trying to buy tickets. Bowman said those computers were blocked from buying tickets but their attempts to connect weren't discarded, allowing them to clog the system and ultimately knock it down.

FBI Get Involved With Rockies Ticket Debacle - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

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At first I thought this thread was "FBI gets involved with search for Rockies hitters and bullpen,"