US Soldier Accused of Verizon and AT&T Hacks Pleads Guilty

Cameron John Wagenius, a former US Army soldier, pleaded guilty to his role in a hack that affected AT&T and Verizon and resulted in the theft of data from well over 100 million customers of the companies, according to TechCrunch. Wagenius, a 20-year-old stationed in Texas, copped to two counts of “unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information” and will face a fine of up to $250,000 and up to 10 years in prison for each of the charges. Wagenius was taken into custody last year after being indicted for his alleged role in a hack of the two major wireless carriers. AT&T reported that the breach allowed the hacker to access “nearly all” of its customers’ phone records, including histories of calls and texts made by its users, over a six-month period in 2022. More than 110 million were notified of the breach because their data was impacted. Verizon similarly reported that it had a significant collection of customer call logs stolen. Both of the hacks that involved Wagenius ... Read full article.