A former US Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking telecoms companies, stealing sensitive records, and trying to extort more than $1 million from his victims.
Court documents say Wagenius conspired with three others to get credentials for the protected networks of at least ten organizations between April 2023 and December 2024.
Wagenius has also been linked to the 2024 Snowflake extortion campaign Verizon, and other companies, as The Register before reported.
Wagenius and his accomplices advertised stolen data through XSS, BreachForums, X, and Telegram.
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Cameron John Wagenius carried out the campaign while serving on active duty. Wagenius has also been linked to the 2024 Snowflake extortion campaign Verizon, and other companies, as The Register previously reported.
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Active-duty campaign targeted at least ten organizations and sought $1 million in ransom payments.
A former US Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking telecoms companies, stealing sensitive records, and trying to extort more than $1 million from his victims.
Cameron John Wagenius, 22, carried out the campaign while serving on active duty.
Court documents say Wagenius conspired with three others to get credentials for the protected networks of at least ten organizations between April 2023 and December 2024. During that period, he was stationed in South Korea and Texas.
Wagenius has also been linked to the 2024 Snowflake extortion campaign Verizon, and other companies, as The Register before reported.
After two suspects were arrested in connection with the Snowflake attacks, an account controlled by Wagenius claimed to possess AT&T call records belonging to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Wagenius and his accomplices advertised stolen data through XSS, BreachForums, X, and Telegram.
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