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US Army soldier pleads guilty to AT&T and Verizon hacks
Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to hacking AT&T and Verizon and stealing a massive trove of phone records from the companies, according to court
Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to hacking AT&T and Verizon and stealing a massive trove of phone records from the companies, according to court recordsfiled on Wednesday. According to a document filed by Wagenius’ lawyer, he faces a maximum fine of $250,000 and prison time of up to ten years for each of the two counts. Last month, U.S. attorney Tessa Gorman told the court that both the AT&T and Verizon breaches “arise from the same computer intrusion and extortion and include some of the same stolen victim information.” She added that “these cases rely on overlapping evidentiary material and legal process and arguably present common questions of law and fact,” which effectively confirmed that Wagenius was involved in the Snowflake breaches.
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