Prison Sentence for Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon

Cameron John Wagenius, a former US Army soldier, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking into AT&T and Verizon systems between April 2023 and December 2024. He stole and publicly disclosed confidential call detail records of a government official and conspired with others to extort and defraud multiple organizations by using stolen credentials obtained via brute force attacks. The conspirators also sold stolen data on cybercrime forums and attempted to extort at least $1 million from victims. Wagenius pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and extortion charges and was ordered to pay restitution. His accomplices were involved in other significant hacking campaigns affecting hundreds of organizations.

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