Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers
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9:42 AM PDT · August 6, 2026
Connor Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian citizen, has pled guilty to hacking more than 165 companies, stealing billions of records, and extorting several companies and individuals.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department announced the guilty plea in a press release.
Moucka was accused of hacking cloud provider Snowflake, which allowed him and his co-conspirators to break into dozens of the company’s customers, including AT&T, LendingTree, and Ticketmaster. Moucka stole data from more than 100 million AT&T customers, including call and texting records, as well as banking information, drivers’ license numbers, and Social Security numbers from other breaches.
Over the years, Moucka and his accomplices received more than $2.5 million in ransom payments. The hacker also received around $500,000 for selling victims’ data on hacking forums such as the notorious BreachForums. Victims of Moucka and his...
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