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Canadian pleads guilty to Snowflake data-theft scheme hitting 165 orgs
- Engineer — Learn: The guilty plea closes the legal chapter on a credential-stuffing campaign that bypassed MFA-less Snowflake accounts; no new vulnerability or patch, but reinforces ensuring MFA and session token controls are enforced on all cloud data warehouse accounts.
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- Leader — Learn: The case confirms 165 organizations were breached through stolen credentials at a single cloud provider, a useful data point for board-level discussions on cloud vendor risk and MFA mandates — no immediate action required given the incident predates this plea.
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