Canada arrests suspect in biggest hack of the year

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If you've been following tech news regularly in 2024, you may have heard about the hack that Snowflake suffered a few months ago. The name of this American company may not mean anything to you, but this attack had a significant impact. Snowflake offers its cloud services to other companies. And among the customers who were affected by the hack, there is the American operator AT&T and the Ticketmaster platform, a specialist in the sale of tickets for shows and sporting events.

In a report published in June, Mendiant, which conducted an investigation with Snowflake, announced that it had notified a total of 165 client companies that were potentially affected by the hack. For example, in a document sent to the SEC, the US stock market regulator, the operator AT&T indicated that the hackers were able to access files containing data on its customers’ calls and text messages between May 1 and October 31, 2022, as well as January 2, 2023. This gives an idea of ​​the extent of the damage. “The data does not contain the content of calls or texts, personal information, such as social security numbers, dates of birth or other personally identifiable information”, the American operator nevertheless specified.

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In any case, the investigation has progressed since a suspect was recently arrested in Canada.

A suspect arrested in Canada

In an article published this week, Bloomberg mentions the arrest in Canada of a person suspected of being behind this massive hack. The information is also confirmed by a spokesperson for the Canadian Department of Justice, in a press release relayed by our colleagues at Bleeping Computer. “Following a request from the United States, Alexander Moucka (aka Connor Moucka) was arrested on a provisional arrest warrant on Wednesday, October 30, 2024,” it said.

“He appeared in court later that afternoon and his case was adjourned to Tuesday, November 5, 2024. As extradition requests are considered confidential communications between states, we cannot comment further on this matter,” the statement added. spokesperson.

• A few months ago, the company Snowflake, which provides its cloud services to other companies, was the victim of a hack
• An investigation indicated that more than 160 client companies (including the American operator AT&T) were affected
• We learned that Canada arrested a person suspected of being behind this massive hack

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