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Canadian Hacker Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortion Scheme
A Canadian hacker has pleaded guilty to masterminding a massive extortion scheme targeting Snowflake customers, compromising at least 165 accounts and swiping billions of sensitive records in a brazen heist that raked in over $2.5m in ransom payments. Connor Riley Moucka, 26, faces up to 32 years in prison for his role in the 2024 cyber attacks.
Ex-Incident Responders Sentenced for Ransomware Extortion Scheme
Two former cybersecurity pros, Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin, have been sentenced to four years in prison for using their specialized knowledge to orchestrate a string of devastating ransomware attacks, extorting victims instead of protecting them. The pair, who once worked in incident response, now face the consequences of their crimes.