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Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications Companies

Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications Companies

Cameron John Wagenius, 21, a former Army soldier most recently stationed in Texas, pleaded guilty on July 15 to conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases, access sensitive records, and extort telecommunications companies by threatening to release the stolen data unless ransoms were paid. According to court documents, between April 2023 and Dec. 18, 2024,…

Source: databreaches.net –

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