Connor Riley Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, pleaded guilty to hacking a U.S. cloud storage provider and extorting customers for millions. The scheme compromised over 165 organizations, stole billions of sensitive records, and resulted in more than $2.5 million in ransom payments. Moucka and co-conspirators accessed cloud data using stolen credentials, stole personal information including financial and identity data, and threatened to publish it. They also sold victim data on cybercrime forums and Telegram, generating at least $495,000 for Moucka. Moucka faces up to 30 years in prison after being sentenced on October 27. The FBI and international partners, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, investigated the case. Moucka pleaded guilty to four charges, including computer fraud and aggravated identity theft. Victims suffered over $9.5 million in losses, impacting at least 100 million individuals.
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