Connor Riley Moucka, also known as Alexander Antonin Moucka, signed a consent order on Friday in Ontario Superior Court in Kitchener that would allow him to be transferred to U.S. custody to face multiple charges. Moucka allegedly spoke to news outlet 404Media last year, telling them that he expected to be arrested and had been destroying evidence in advance of his detainment. Moucka was arrested in October after U.S. authorities said he was involved in a wide-ranging cyberattack on Snowflake, a large data storage company. The hackers, according to Mandiant, stole still-valid credentials dating back to 2020 and were able to access company accounts through those login details. About 165 companies were breached in 2024 when hackers stole login information to employee accounts on Snowflake. At least one of the alleged Turkey-based hackers, John Erin Binns, was detained by Turkish authorities in May after being indicted for his role in a previous hack of T-Mobile. In the U.S., he faces charges including conspiracy to commit computer fraud, accessing a protected computer, transmitting a threat, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Those affected include AT&T, Ticketmaster, Advance Auto Parts, one of the largest school districts in the U.S., Neiman Marcus, Santander, LendingTree and more. In May 2024, Snowflake hired Mandiant to investigate the incident and confirmed that there was no issue with the platform’s security. Before moving back to New York City, he worked for news outlets in South Africa, Jordan and Cambodia.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:10:06 +0000