Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai· Aug 6, 2026 · 4:42 PM UTC ·3 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 2 views

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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.

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▪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.

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In Brief Posted: 9:42 AM PDT · August 6, 2026 Image Credits:Joan Cros/NurPhoto / Getty Images Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers 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.

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