AND US Army soldier was accused of selling confidential phone records.
Cameron John Wagenius, 20, was indicted by federal authorities in Texas on two counts of illegally transferring confidential phone records information on Dec. 20 and indictment it was unsealed this week.
Wagenius was a soldier at Fort Cavazos, Texas. Court records do not list his rank.
It was allegedly linked to the cybernetic Kiberphant0m, which was part of several high-profile data breaches, including the Snowflake hack, and which claimed to have hacked the phone records of President-elect Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Reuters reported, citing a cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images; Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
It was allegedly linked to the Internet address Kiberphant0m, which has been part of several high-profile data breaches, including the Snowflake data hack, and claimed to have hacked President-elect Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris’ phone records, Reuters reported citing cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs.
Alleged AT&T call logs for 2024 presidential candidates were released online in November, according to The Verge, which noted that the call logs were not verified as authentic.
The indictment did not specify the details of the hacking.
Illustration of a scammer hacking someone’s phone (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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The indictment charges Wagenius with selling “confidential phone records” on the Internet.
“We are aware of the Fort Cavazos Soldier’s arrest,” Fort Cavazos told Fox News Digital. “III Armored Corps will continue to cooperate with all law enforcement agencies as appropriate.”
“We are aware of the Fort Cavazos Soldier’s arrest,” Fort Cavazos told Fox News Digital. “III Armored Corps will continue to cooperate with all law enforcement agencies as appropriate.” (US Army)
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
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Wagenius will then be extradited to Seattle where the case is pending.
Reuters contributed to this report.
