Cybersecurity firm Mandiant is actively tracking "Judische," the hacker responsible for the massive Snowflake breach that affected Ticketmaster, AT&T, Lending Tree, and over 165 other companies.

According to 404 Media, Judische has extorted approximately $2 million from companies by stealing their data and demanding payment for its deletion. The hacker released sensitive information from non-compliant companies, including Ticketmaster ticket data for events like Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour.'

Key developments in the investigation:

• Judische made critical errors in his proof-of-deletion videos, revealing his system's hostname
• Mandiant's senior threat analyst Austin Larsen identified and helped remove servers hosting stolen data
• AT&T paid $370,000 in ransom, while Ticketmaster's response remains unknown
• The hacker demanded $8 million from Ticketmaster

Mandiant's profile of Judische suggests:

• Male in his 20s
• Likely based in Canada
• Interests include video games, geopolitics, and catgirls

Law enforcement successes include:

• Shutdown of servers in Moldova
• Seizure of relocated servers in Ukraine
• Ongoing coordination between U.S. and international law enforcement

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