Former US Soldier Who Bragged About Leaking Trump’s Call Logs Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme

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A former US Army soldier from Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) has pleaded guilty in Seattle to charges connected to a large-scale hacking and extortion operation targeting telecommunications companies.

21-year-old Cameron John Wagenius, who served at JBLM, admitted to unlawfully accessing and transferring confidential call records from multiple telecom providers.

Authorities assert Wagenius was recruited into a broader extortion ring responsible for breaching over 150 Snowflake cloud accounts in April 2024. The group demanded ransoms totaling millions, threatening data dumps if victims refused to pay.

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Former US Soldier Who Bragged About Leaking Trump’s Call Logs Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme

A former US Army soldier has pleaded guilty to charges connected to a hacking and extortion operation targeting telecommunications companies.

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