Cyber & Digital Crime · Coverage Brief · August 9, 2026

Canadian man pleads guilty in Snowflake-linked extortion campaign affecting 165 customers

Canadian national Connor Riley Moucka pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to charges tied to a campaign that used stolen credentials to breach at least 165 customers of cloud-data provider Snowflake. Prosecutors say the group stole large volumes of sensitive data and collected more than $2.5 million in ransom payments; Moucka is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 27.

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