November 20, 2024 at 07:59AM DeepTempo launched Tempo, a deep learning Snowflake Native App, enhancing security productivity and threat detection. Tempo optimizes existing security data lakes, detects anomalies, and provides context for triage. Organizations can save significantly on SIEM costs, with false positive rates below one percent, enabling efficient incident response and log management. ### … Read more
November 12, 2024 at 04:15PM Two men, Connor Moucka and John Binns, are indicted for compromising multiple organizations’ Snowflake cloud environments, stealing sensitive data, and extorting over $2.5 million from at least three victims. They face multiple charges, including computer fraud and aggravated identity theft, connected to extensive data breaches and ransom demands. **Meeting Takeaways: … Read more
November 10, 2024 at 10:30PM Alexander “Connor” Moucka, linked to the Snowflake breach affecting 165 customers, was arrested in Canada due to a U.S. extradition request. His co-conspirator, John Binns, is jailed in Turkey. Critical vulnerabilities in various software and cyber threats targeting crypto businesses are also highlighted, emphasizing ongoing security challenges. Here are the … Read more
November 5, 2024 at 05:56PM Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka for allegedly compromising 165 Snowflake accounts. Known online as “Judische” and “Waifu,” he boasted about the hacks on Telegram. The breaches, linked to UNC5537, exploited credentials from previous infections, targeting companies like Ticketmaster and AT&T, with ransom demands up to $5 million. ### Meeting … Read more
November 5, 2024 at 10:22AM Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka for allegedly stealing data from hundreds of millions by targeting over 165 organizations using compromised customer credentials via malware. This attack, affecting major companies, highlights vulnerabilities in multi-factor authentication at Snowflake, which has since implemented stricter security measures. Moucka awaits extradition hearing. **Meeting Takeaways:** … Read more
November 5, 2024 at 09:44AM Canadian authorities have arrested Alexander ‘Connor’ Moucka, believed to have hacked multiple Snowflake accounts earlier this year. The arrest follows an investigation into the incidents involving unauthorized access to the cloud services platform. The case highlights ongoing cybersecurity challenges. ### Meeting Notes Takeaways: – **Subject of Concern**: Alexander ‘Connor’ Moucka … Read more
July 15, 2024 at 10:06AM AT&T suffered a data breach resulting in the theft of customer call and text records. The company paid a $370,000 ransom to a hacker, later identified as John Binns, living in Turkey, for deleting the data. While the breach did not expose personal information, it potentially put customers at risk. … Read more
July 12, 2024 at 10:33AM American automotive aftermarket parts provider Advance Auto Parts disclosed that personal information of over 2.3 million individuals was compromised in a recent data breach. The incident was part of the Snowflake campaign, with threat actors accessing accounts and attempting to extort victim organizations. Advance Auto Parts is providing affected individuals … Read more
July 12, 2024 at 09:42AM AT&T experienced a major data breach, with threat actors stealing call logs for nearly all mobile customers, involving around 109 million customers. The breach occurred in April 2024, compromising call and text records for a specific period. Although no sensitive personal information was exposed, potential identity correlation is a concern. … Read more
July 12, 2024 at 08:51AM AT&T revealed a massive hack affecting nearly all wireless subscribers. Customer call and text records were breached from as early as May 2022, and the stolen data includes phone numbers and call details but not personal info. The incident is linked to a series of data heists targeting Snowflake customers, … Read more