Former Army soldier sentenced to nearly 6 years for telecom hacking, extortion
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ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
September 25, 2026 05:01 PM ET
Cameron Wagenius stole sensitive phone records while on active duty and sought to sell information to a foreign intelligence service, prosecutors said.
A former Army soldier who helped hack telecommunications companies and threatened to release stolen records unless they paid ransoms was sentenced Friday to 70 months in prison, the Justice Department said.
Cameron John Wagenius, 22, who operated online under the nickname “kiberphant0m,” was also ordered to pay $294,978 in restitution. Prosecutors said he and his co-conspirators attempted to extort at least $1 million from victim organizations during a campaign he carried out while on active duty.
The case drew attention following his December 2024 arrest, when cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs reportedthat Wagenius was behind an account that posted what it claimed were AT&T call logs associated...
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