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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions

A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort more than 165 organizations that used the cloud data storage provider Snowflake. Connor Riley Moucka, of Kitchener, Ontario, also admitted to stealing call and text history records of more than 100 million AT&T customers.

Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions

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Legoland, Gangwon Province Clash Over KRW 13 Billion Claim

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province is moving to spend KRW 41 billion in public funds to preserve cultural heritage excavated during the development of Legoland, while Legoland has separately…

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