Canadian hacker pleads guilty in Snowflake data breach case, stealing data and extorting people for millions | CBC News

A Canadian man, Connor Moucka, pleaded guilty for his role in the Snowflake data breach that hit 165 organizations, including AT&T, Ticketmaster, and Santander Bank. He and his co-conspirators extorted victims for millions of dollars, profited through stolen data sales, and are now facing sentencing after a multinational law enforcement investigation. #Snowflake #ConnorMoucka #ATandT #Ticketmaster #SantanderBank

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Chinese telcos maintain deep US presence despite Salt Typhoon links, House committee says

A bipartisan House investigation says China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom remain embedded in the U.S. internet ecosystem despite FCC license actions and alleged links to Chinese state influence and hacking. The report connects the carriers to Salt Typhoon and urges stronger FCC powers, rip-and-replace measures, and more funding to…

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Poison Claude Sells Discounted Claude Access While Its Operator Sees Every Customer Prompt

Researchers found multiple underground services selling illegal access to AI models, including Poison Claude, which routes requests to Anthropic LLMs through discounted or fraudulent accounts. These proxy-style offerings raise privacy, abuse, and model-substitution risks, while attackers also exploit free trials and residential proxies for bot activity and synthetic identity creation. #PoisonClaude…

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Tom Cotton prods Treasury for tax code tweaks to modernize OT

Sen. Tom Cotton urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to use tax code changes to encourage modernization of aging operational technology that supports U.S. critical infrastructure and is increasingly exposed to cyberattacks. He asked Treasury to clarify research credits for industrial security software, create safe harbors for utility cybersecurity agreements, and extend lease-related exceptions to service providers. #TomCotton #ScottBessent #TreasuryDepartment #OperationalTechnology #Section41 #Section7701e

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Snowflake hacker pleads guilty, faces up to 32 years in prison

Connor Moucka pleaded guilty for his central role in the 2024 Snowflake attacks, which compromised more than 165 customer environments and led to the theft of billions of sensitive records. He and his co-conspirators extorted victims for millions, targeting organizations including AT&T, Ticketmaster, Advance Auto Parts, and Santander. #Snowflake #ConnorMoucka #JohnBinns #CameronWagenius #ATandT #Ticketmaster #AdvanceAutoParts #Santander #TheCom

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Ransom Cartel ransomware creator sentenced to 16 years in prison

Maksim Silnikau, the creator and administrator of the Ransom Cartel operation, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for ransomware attacks that targeted at least 18 companies worldwide. He used underground forums, stolen credentials, and a ransomware-as-a-service platform to coordinate attacks, extort victims, and launder ransom payments through cryptocurrency mixers. #RansomCartel #MaksimSilnikau #REvil

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