A Soldier in the US Army He was accused of selling secret phone records.
Federal authorities in Texas charged Cameron John Wagenius, 20, with two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone record information on December 20 and Indictment It was revealed this week.
Wagenius was a soldier at Fort Cavazos in Texas. Court records did not specify his rank.
It was allegedly linked to the online handle Kiberphant0m, which has been part of several high-profile data breaches, including the Snowflake data breach, which allegedly hacked the phone records of President-elect Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Reuters reported, citing cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs. . (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images; Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He was allegedly linked to the internet handle Kiberphant0m, which has been part of several high-profile data breaches, including the Snowflake data breach, which he claimed to have hacked President-elect Trump Reuters reported, citing cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs and Vice President Kamala Harris' phone records.
Purported AT&T call logs to 2024 presidential candidates were posted online in November, according to The Verge, which noted that the authenticity of the call logs had not been verified.
The indictment did not provide details about the hacking.
Illustration of a scammer hacking someone's phone (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutson)
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The indictment accuses Wagenius of selling “confidential phone records” over the Internet.
“We are aware of the arrest of a Fort Cavazos soldier,” Fort Cavazos told Fox News Digital. “The 3rd Armored Corps will continue to cooperate with all law enforcement agencies as appropriate.”
“We are aware of the arrest of a Fort Cavazos soldier,” Fort Cavazos told Fox News Digital. “The 3rd Armored Corps will continue to cooperate with all law enforcement agencies as appropriate.” (US Army)
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.
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Wagenius will then be extradited to Seattle where the case is being processed.
Reuters contributed to this report.
