Snowflake hacker pleads guilty, faces up to 32 years in prison
Brief
A Canadian man pleaded guilty to playing a central role in one of the most far-reaching cyberattacks of 2024 — the widespread compromise of more than 165 Snowflake customer environments , resulting in massive data theft for extortion, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Connor Moucka earned $495,000 by extorting his victims, offering stolen data for sale online, and in one case re-extorted a victim with stolen data of a government official and members of a then-former government official’s immediate family, authorities said.
Moucka and his alleged co-conspirators John Binns and Cameron Wagenius stole billions of sensitive records and received more than $2. 5 million in extortion payments combined, according to prosecutors. Victims of the attack spree included AT&T , Ticketmaster , Advance Auto Parts and Santander.