FBI Agent’s Call Records Exposed in AT&T Hacking

• The FBI alerted its agents that their call records were exposed to the hackers involved in the AT&T data breach.
• The cybercriminals stole information about the receiver of their calls, and text messages, among other details.
• It is believed that all FBI devices were impacted by the AT&T cyber attack.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned its agents about their confidential informants' data, call logs and text messages were accessed by hackers involved in the AT&T cyber attack. The recent developments in the case disclosed that agents and officers' call records were stolen for several months.

Insider threat Cameron John Wagenius, the American hacker responsible, is currently under custody for infiltrating several U.S. and international telecommunications companies. 

He and those involved found their way to all the FBI devices through the AT&T public safety service, reports confirmed. Mobile phone numbers and contacted persons by the FBI personnel were all retrieved by the hackers. 

Upon investigation, it was noted that the content of the communications was not gauged by the hackers based on the hacked records.

He stated that the stolen data was worth several million dollars but he was selling at a lower cost. He directed buyers to his Telegram channel under the name cyb3rph4nt0m to negotiate a deal.

Wagenius, 20, had also gained access to foreign intelligence operations. It comes as no surprise that having worked as a communications specialist at the U.S. army soldier he knew where to look and how to gain access. 

He ran a darknet account in the name of Kiberphant0m where he disclosed about his latest hacking activities.

Wagenius shared methods of misusing the call records and directed the potential buyers of the data to his telegram channel. While the motive behind the breach is yet to be confirmed, it has been linked to China.

China has denied all the claims of having anything to do with the cyberattacks. The cybercriminal group Salt Typhoon has been found to have hacked the telecommunications companies.

Kiberphant0m's accomplice, Connor Riley Moucka was arrested from Canada in October with another associate, John Erin Binns. They had breached over 10 organizations and made over $2.5 million after extorting three victims.

The AT&T data breach that exposed data from over 100 million users was confirmed by the authorities in July last year. The cyber attack was aimed at stealing call records from telecommunication companies, including Verizon, Lumen, and Indian company BSNL among others.

He gained access to at least 15 other Asian telecom companies, investigators confirmed.