Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty Over Breaches Affecting at Least 100 Million People
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Connor Riley Moucka pleaded guilty in Seattle federal court on Wednesday to computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and a related conspiracy over the 2024 breaches of Snowflake customer accounts. The intrusions reached at least 165 organizations and exposed records belonging to at least 100 million people. Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, personally took at least $495,000 from
1Key Takeaways
- Connor Riley Moucka pleaded guilty in Seattle federal court on Wednesday to computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and a related conspiracy over the 2024 breaches of Snowflake customer accounts.
- The intrusions reached at least 165 organizations and exposed records belonging to at least 100 million people.
- Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, personally took at least $495,000 from.
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Security headlines highlight new attack surfaces as AI gets embedded in more systems. The Hacker News reports that connor Riley Moucka pleaded guilty in Seattle federal court on Wednesday to computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and a related conspiracy over the 2024 breaches of Snowflake customer accounts.
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