Connor Riley Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, pleaded guilty to hacking a U.S. cloud storage provider and extorting its customers for millions. The breach compromised over 165 organizations, stealing billions of sensitive records, including financial data, personal identifiers, and government records. Moucka and co-conspirators extorted victims for $2.5 million in ransom payments, with Moucka personally obtaining $495,000. The scheme caused over $9.5 million in confirmed losses and affected at least 100 million individuals. Moucka faces up to 30 years in prison on charges including computer fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The FBI, DOJ, and international partners, including Canada’s RCMP, collaborated to arrest Moucka in 2025. The case is part of Operation Riptide, targeting cybercrime networks. Victims included businesses and government entities, with data used for re-extortion and illegal sales on cybercrime forums.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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