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Krebs on Security – In-depth security news and investigation

U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions

Krebs on Security – In-depth security news and investigation
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A 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier has been indicted on two criminal counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records.

Cameron John Wagenius was arrested near the Army base in Fort Hood , Texas , on Dec. 20 .

He is suspected of being Kiberphant0 m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon .

The indictment against Wagenius was filed in Texas , but the case has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle .

Law enforcement set the speed record for the fastest turnaround time for an American federal cyber case that I have witnessed in my career, Nixon said.

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