--- title: "Canadian pleads guilty to Snowflake cloud data-theft attacks" url: https://daily.dev/posts/canadian-pleads-guilty-to-snowflake-cloud-data-theft-attacks-5tdnd1xbm source_url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canadian-pleads-guilty-to-snowflake-cloud-data-theft-attacks type: article source: "BleepingComputer" published: 2026-08-05T21:57:02.642Z updated: 2026-08-07T14:07:35.376Z tags: ["authentication", "malware", "data-breach", "snowflake"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Canadian pleads guilty to Snowflake cloud data-theft attacks **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Canadian national Connor Riley Moucka, 26, pleaded guilty to his role in a large-scale data theft campaign targeting Snowflake cloud storage accounts. Between February and October 2024, Moucka and co-conspirator John Erin Binns exploited accounts lacking MFA protection using credentials stolen via infostealer malware, breaching at least 165 organizations including AT&T, Ticketmaster, and Santander. The attackers stole terabytes of sensitive data — including SSNs, passport numbers, financial records, and call logs — affecting over 100 million individuals. Victims suffered more than $9.5 million in losses, while the attackers extorted at least $2.5 million in bitcoin and sold stolen data on hacker forums. Moucka faces up to 32 years in prison and is scheduled for sentencing on October 27. Following the breaches, Snowflake mandated MFA enforcement and stronger password requirements. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#malware](https://daily.dev/tags/malware), [#data-breach](https://daily.dev/tags/data-breach), [#snowflake](https://daily.dev/tags/snowflake) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/canadian-pleads-guilty-to-snowflake-cloud-data-theft-attacks-5tdnd1xbm)