A hacker suspected of being involved in a series of major Snowflake-related hacks has been arrested in Canada, according to local authorities.
“At the request of the United States, Alexander Mouka (also known as Connor Mouka) was arrested on a preliminary arrest warrant on Wednesday, October 30, 2024,” Ian McLeod, a spokesperson for Canada's Department of Justice, told TechCrunch in an email. “It was done,” he said.
Over several months, hackers stole internal data from dozens of companies, including AT&T, Ticketmaster, Advanced Auto Parts, and about 165 other business customers of Snowflake, which provides cloud services and data analytics to other companies. Using some passwords stolen from employee computers containing malware, hackers stole large amounts of sensitive and personally identifiable corporate data that the company had stored on Snowflake. Because Snowflake did not require customers to use multi-factor authentication on their accounts, hackers were able to break in using only employee passwords and steal large amounts of data.
The hacker, who used the nicknames Waifu and Judische, told 404 Media last month that he expected to be arrested soon. 404 Media reported Muka's arrest on Monday.
Judish, the hacker who claimed to have hacked Snowflake, said: “I destroyed a lot of evidence and successfully contaminated what could not be destroyed, so whenever it happens, it's just a conspiracy that I can unite and defeat.'' “It is,” he said. The independent news website last month.
Mr McLeod said Mr Muka appeared in court on October 30 and “his case has been adjourned until Tuesday, November 5, 2024”. McLeod declined to comment on the possibility of extradition to the United States.
Google spokesperson Mark Karayan said Moucka was the hacker involved in the Snowflake breach.
“Conspirator John Binns was also arrested by Turkish authorities earlier this year, meaning both blackmailers involved in this campaign are finally in custody,” Karajan said.21 I mentioned the arrest of a person. A year-old American hacker told The Wall Street Journal that he was behind the AT&T hack.
“Alexander 'Connor' Muka is one of the most significant threat actors in 2024,” said Austin Larsen, senior threat analyst at Google's cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which is investigating the Snowflake hack. has been proven.”
“This arrest serves as a deterrent to cybercriminals and confirms that their actions have serious consequences,” Larsen said.
The U.S. Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment.
This story has been updated with a statement from Google.