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Canadian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Snowflake Extortion Scheme

A 26-year-old Canadian hacker has pleaded guilty to masterminding a massive Snowflake extortion scheme that compromised over 100 million AT&T customers' sensitive call and text history records. Connor Riley Moucka faces up to 30 years in prison for his role in the cross-border hacking and extortion operation.

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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.

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