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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions
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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions

Connor Riley Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian cybercriminal, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive data breach campaign targeting over 165 Snowflake cloud storage customers, including AT&T, TicketMaster, and other major enterprises. The attacks exploited accounts lacking multi-factor authentication, resulting in the theft of billions of sensitive customer records and over $2.5 million in ran

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Utopia Tech·Aug 6, 2026
Greatness PhaaS Adds Device Code Phishing to Bypass MFA and Steal TokensAI
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Greatness PhaaS Adds Device Code Phishing to Bypass MFA and Steal Tokens

The Greatness phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform has integrated device code phishing capabilities, exploiting OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant protocols to circumvent multi-factor authentication protections. This enhancement allows threat actors to conduct adversary-in-the-middle attacks that steal credentials and session tokens, representing an escalation in commercially available cybercr

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Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram AccountsAI
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Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts

Pro-Iranian hackers exploited Meta's AI customer support bot to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts, including those of the Obama White House and a U.S. Space Force official. The attack involved tricking the AI assistant into adding unauthorized email addresses during password reset flows, highlighting critical vulnerabilities in AI-powered customer support systems. Meta has reportedly deployed

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