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Former US soldier gets nearly six-year sentence for hacking, extorting telecoms

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• Original Reporting: The Record
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"Cameron John Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for breaching a handful of telecommunications companies, including AT&T. Credit: Brendan Stephens / Unsplash Former US soldier gets nearly six-year sentence for hacking, extorting telecoms A former soldier in the U.S. Army was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to hacking into several..."

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Cameron John Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for breaching a handful of telecommunications companies, including AT&T. Credit: Brendan Stephens / Unsplash

Former US soldier gets nearly six-year sentence for hacking, extorting telecoms

A former soldier in the U.S. Army was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to hacking into several telecommunications companies and leaking sensitive records. 

Cameron John Wagenius, 22, was handed a 70-month sentence and is ordered to pay nearly $295,000 in restitution. 

Wagenius was an active duty soldier stationed in South Korea and at Fort Cavazos in Texas when he conducted the hacks between April 2023 and December 18, 2024. He worked with two other hackers to steal thousands of sensitive call records, according to court documents.

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