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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.