Canadian hacker pleads guilty in $2.5M Snowflake extortion scheme

A Canadian hacker, Connor Riley Moucka, pleaded guilty in a US court to charges related to the Snowflake extortion campaign that compromised over 165 customer accounts and resulted in the theft of sensitive records. The campaign generated over $2.5 million in ransom payments and caused estimated losses exceeding $9.5 million for victim companies, affecting millions of individuals. Moucka faces a minimum of two years in prison, with a maximum potential sentence of 30 years. Following the breach, mandatory multi-factor authentication was implemented at Snowflake.