Former Army soldier sentenced to 70 months for telecom hacking and extortion
The Justice Department says Cameron John Wagenius, 22, was also ordered to pay $294,978 in restitution. Prosecutors say he and his co-conspirators tried to extort at least $1 million.
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The Justice Department says former Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius received a 70-month prison sentence after pleading guilty in two hacking and phone-record cases. Citing court documents, the department says he and his co-conspirators targeted at least 10 organizations between April 2023 and December 2024, while he was on active duty, stealing data and threatening to publish it unless victims paid.
The department says Wagenius publicly disclosed stolen call-detail records belonging to a government official and family members of another former official in November 2024, then threatened to release more unless paid a ransom. The records did not include the content of calls.