Ex-US Army Soldier Kiberphant0m Pleads Guilty to AT&T and Verizon Phone Record Hacks

• The U.S. Army soldier arrested concerning the AT&T and Verizon data leak pleaded guilty to the two counts.
• The individual using the Kiberphant0m dark web alias faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for each count.
• Moreover, a $250,000 fine was also mentioned in the document his attorney submitted.

Cameron John Wagenius, a 20-year-old U.S. Army communications specialist who operated under the hacker alias Kiberphant0m, pleaded guilty to selling and leaking sensitive call records stolen from telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon. 

His December 20, 2024, arrest followed a federal indictment on two counts of unlawfully transferring confidential phone records on an online forum and a communications platform. The individual pleaded guilty in open court without the benefit of a plea agreement to the two-count U.S. indictment.

Each count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. His sentencing will take place in the coming months, and further updates regarding Wagenius’ sentencing and related investigations are expected.

U.S. prosecutors have linked these charges to the high-profile indictment of hackers Connor Moucka and John Binns, who are accused of executing one of the most severe breaches of 2024 targeting cloud computing services provider Snowflake.

It was recently confirmed in court that the AT&T and Verizon breaches were interconnected with the Snowflake hacks, as "both cases arise from the same computer intrusion and extortion and include some of the same stolen victim information."

Hackers involved in the Snowflake breaches reportedly accessed sensitive data from over 160 companies, including notable firms such as AT&T, LendingTree, Santander Bank, and Ticketmaster.

Kiberphant0m proclaimed responsibility for breaching at least 15 telecommunications companies, as shared via posts on Telegram, where he claimed owning AT&T call logs belonging to high-profile figures like President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Recently, Wagenius was linked to the 2024 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited cyberattack due to suspicion of stealing and trying to sell the exfiltrated data.