Ex-Army soldier sentenced to 70 months for telecom hacking and extortion

Cameron John Wagenius, known online as "kiberphant0m," was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $294,978 in restitution for hacking telecom companies and extortion. He and co-conspirators sought over $1 million and tried to sell stolen data to a foreign intelligence service.

• Wagenius sentenced to 70 months in prison and $294,978 in restitution
• The group attempted to extort over $1 million from victim organizations
• Credentials for at least 10 organizations were stolen between April 2023 and December 2024
• AT&T was among victims whose data was exposed via the Snowflake breach