type: incident · created: 2026-08-06 · updated: 2026-08-06 · tags: [incident, law-enforcement, snowflake, breach, guilty-plea] · confidence: high · affected_sectors: [technology, finance, healthcare] · au_impact: true
Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty Over Breaches Affecting at Least 100 Million People
Connor Riley Moucka pleaded guilty in Seattle federal court to computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and related conspiracy over the 2024 Snowflake customer account breaches, which reached at least 165 organisations and exposed records of at least 100 million people.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Defendant | Connor Riley Moucka |
| Charges | Computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy |
| Scope | 165+ organisations; 100M+ records |
| Personal take | At least US$495,000 from ransoms and data sales |
| Vector | Old credentials harvested by infostealer + MFA switched off (no platform exploit) |
| Source | The Record — Tier 2/4 |
The 2024 Snowflake campaign is a landmark supply-chain breach; the guilty plea confirms the infostealer-credential + disabled-MFA vector and marks a major law-enforcement resolution.