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Hackers Increasing Pressure on Snowflake Customers to Make Ransom Payments

June 17, 2024
Snowflake, hacked, data breach, ransom, cybersecurity
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Hackers Increasing Pressure on Snowflake Customers to Make Ransom Payments

June 17, 2024
Hackers who targeted Snowflake customers are reportedly demanding ransom payments ranging from $300,000 to $5 million from as many as 10 breached companies. The hacking group, known as UNC5537, accessed the Snowflake accounts of approximately 165 customers and stole valuable data, Bloomberg reported Monday (June 17). Austin Larsen, a senior threat analyst at Google’s Mandiant security business, the cybersecurity firm […]