An army soldier to get tons of time

U.S. Army soldier pleads guilty to extorting 10 tech, telecom firms

A 21-year old former U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty to charges of hacking and extorting at least ten telecommunications and technology companies in the country.

Cameron John Wagenius was arrested in Texas on December 20, 2024 and indicted in the Western District of Washington on two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records.

In February 2025, the man pleaded guilty to hacking AT&T and Verizon, for which Connor Moucka and John Binnswere had been indicted in November 2024, linking their activities to the major Snowflake hacking incident.

According to the latest U.S. DoJ announcement, Wagenius was active in the underground cyberspace between 2023 and 2024 under the aliases ‘kiberphant0m’, ‘cyb3rph4nt0m’, and ‘buttholio’.

He conspired with others to steal login credentials, access sensitive IT systems, and demand ransom payments from breached telecommunication firms under the threat of leaking stolen data on cybercrime forums such as BreachForums and XSS.is.

To top it off:

Wagenius and his co-conspirators also engaged in SIM-swapping and announced stolen data sales on said forums, attempting extortion for up to $1 million.

Great job, soldier.

He will be punished on October 6th according to the article.

Based on these charges, the man faces a possible maximum sentence of up to 27 years in prison.

Throw the book. Don’t give a minimum of 5 years.

Since he also pleaded guilty to this latest set of charges and other charges, he could have more time added to whatever he gets.

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