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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions

Krebs on Security·August 6, 2026·1 min read

A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort more than 165 organizations that used Snowflake. Connor Riley Moucka also admitted to stealing call and text history records of more than 100 million AT&T customers.

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