Soldier Arrested for High-Profile Data Breaches

Cameron John Wagenius, a 20-year-old US Army soldier, has been arrested in Texas for allegedly selling confidential phone records and is linked to the online alias 'Kiberphant0m,' known for high-profile cyberattacks. He is accused of hacking several telecommunications companies, including AT&T and Verizon, and allegedly posting stolen call logs of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris online. These acts are part of larger data breaches involving the Snowflake cloud service, with Wagenius reportedly involved in extorting these companies. His mother confirmed his connection to another cybercriminal, Connor Riley Moucka, involved in similar data thefts. Wagenius, who worked in communications in South Korea, faces two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records and will be extradited to Seattle for trial. The case continues to draw significant attention from cybersecurity experts and the US military, given the sensitive nature of the data involved.