A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in the United States to his role in a cybercrime operation that breached at least 165 organisations, stole billions of sensitive customer records and extorted companies for millions of dollars, according to the US Department of Justice.

The U.S. Department of Justice says a Kitchener, Ont., man has pleaded guilty to a "widespread computer hacking conspiracy" that compromised more than 165 companies and…

A Canadian man pleaded guilty today to his role in accessing company accounts at cloud storage provider Snowflake and stealing data from at least 165 organizations in a scheme to…