Hacker Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Customer Data Theft
Connor Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian, pleaded guilty to hacking more than 165 Snowflake customers, stealing billions of records and extorting affected companies and individuals, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Prosecutors say Moucka and co-conspirators received over $2.5 million in ransom payments and about $500,000 from selling stolen data on hacking forums; victims suffered approximately $9.5 million in losses. Targets included major customers such as AT&T, LendingTree and Ticketmaster, with more than 100 million AT&T customers’ call and text records reportedly accessed. Moucka was arrested in Canada in late 2024, faces decades in prison and is scheduled for sentencing on October 27, 2026.
- •Connor Moucka pleaded guilty to hacking more than 165 Snowflake customers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
- •Moucka and his co-conspirators stole billions of records and extorted multiple companies and individuals.
- •They received more than $2.5 million in ransom payments and about $500,000 from selling victims’ data on hacking forums.
