US EditionFormer 21-Year-Old Soldier Stationed in Texas Pleads Guilty to Hacking, Extortion Scheme
UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Cameron John Wagenius admitted to hacking at least 10 telecom firms and extorting over $1 million using stolen data and SIM-swapping fraud while on active military duty.
- A former U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Tuesday to hacking telecom databases, stealing records, and demanding ransoms, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
- During the scheme, he threatened to leak data, operated as `kiberphant0m`, and conspired with others to defraud at least ten organizations on BreachForums and XSS.is.
- He used SSH Brute to obtain credentials, transferred stolen data via encrypted Telegram group chats, and demanded $500,000 in cryptocurrency.
- He faces up to 27 years in prison, and sentencing is set for October 6.
- The investigation was led by the FBI, DCIS, and Army CID. This underscores the need for robust identity verification systems in the mobile sector.
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Ex-soldier pleads guilty to hacking and extortion plot targeting telecom companies
A former U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty Tuesday to hacking databases of telecommunications companies, stealing records, and asking for ransom for the stolen data, the Department of Justice said. The Justice Department said Cameron John Wagenius, 21, defrauded at least…
Former 21-year-old soldier stationed in Texas pleads guilty to hacking, extortion scheme
TEXAS (WHNT) — A former U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Hood entered a guilty plea in federal court Tuesday. According to federal documents and the U.S. Department of Justice, 21-year-old Cameron John Wagenius used online accounts associated with the nickname “kiberphant0m” to conspire with 3 other people to defraud at least 10 victim organizations. The DOJ said Wagenius did so by obtaining login credentials for the organization’s protected …
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