U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions
A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to hacking into multiple telecommunications companies and stealing mobile call and text metadata for more than 100 million AT&T customers in 2024 was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison today and ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to victims.
In a U.S. federal prison sentencing, a 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier, Cameron John Wagenius, received a 70-month prison term and was ordered to pay $294,978 in restitution. Wagenius, stationed in South Korea, pleaded guilty to hacking multiple telecommunications companies, including AT&T and Verizon, and stealing the call and text metadata of over 100 million AT&T customers.
He allegedly collaborated with three co-conspirators and boasted about his cybercrimes on forums. Wagenius also threatened to expose national security secrets. Two other alleged co-conspirators, Conor Riley Moucka and John Erin Binns, are still facing charges. Wagenius's cyber activities extended to attempting to exploit vulnerabilities in the Bureau of Prisons' computer network while awaiting sentencing.
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