Snowflake Ticketmaster hacker arrested in Canada

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A Canadian man who is the suspected Snowflake hacker that caused Ticketmaster huge headaches earlier this year has been arrested. The news comes just months after cybersecurity experts were hot on the trail of identifying the hacker.

AT&T, Ticketmaster, and LendingTree were among the companies impacted by this massive hack—more than 165 Snowflake instances were breached. 404 Media reports they last spoke to the hacker on October 27, with the hacker going by the name Judsiche saying they were afraid they would be arrested soon. “I’ve destroyed a lot of evidence and well poisoned the stuff I can’t destroy so when/if it does happen it’s just conspiracy which I can bond out and beat,” the hacker claimed.

404 Media reports a source shared the name Connor Moucka. Searching Canadian court records for upcoming hearings reveals an entry with the same name. Another source says the name belongs to the suspected Snowflake hacker.

“We can now confirm that, following a request by the United States, Alexander Moucka (AKA Connor Moucka) was arrested on a provisional arrest warrant on October 30, 2024,” the Canadian Department of Justice shared with 404 Media. “He appeared in court later that afternoon and his case was adjourned to November 5, 2024.”

Ticketmaster suffered several extortion attempts, with one attempt resulting in the release of several Taylor Swift tickets on the internet to prove the data they have. That ticket data included shows from Indianapolis to New Orleans, with hackers saying they could generate 30 million barcodes for other high-profile concerts and sporting events.

Tickets have gone missing from so many accounts that Ticketmaster temporarily suspended the re-sale of Taylor Swift tickets until right before the event date. On October 7, Digital Music News ran a story about tickets for football games, concerts, and more disappearing from accounts. At the time, a Ticketmaster representative confirmed they’d responded to thousands of customer complaints about missing tickets.