Nextgov Former Soldier Sentenced for Telecom Hacking and Extortion
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- •Cameron Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months for hacking and extortion.
- •He targeted telecommunications companies, seeking over $1 million in ransoms.
- •The case is part of a larger trend of data theft involving the Snowflake service.
Cameron John Wagenius, a former U.S. Army soldier, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking into telecommunications companies and extorting them for ransom. He accessed sensitive call records and threatened to release them unless paid, targeting companies like AT&T and Verizon. The hacking campaign occurred between April 2023 and December 2024, during which he and his co-conspirators sought over $1 million in ransoms. Wagenius was arrested in December 2024 after leaking confidential records online. He was also ordered to pay nearly $295,000 in restitution. The case is linked to a broader wave of data theft involving the Snowflake cloud service. The FBI and other agencies quickly identified and arrested Wagenius following his public threats. His actions have raised significant concerns about the security of sensitive telecommunications data.
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