US soldier arrested after allegedly posting hacked Trump and Harris call logs

The United States has arrested a U.S. soldier and charged him with participating in a hacking scheme to sell and distribute stolen phone records. An indictment alleges that 20-year-old Cameron John Wagenius knowingly sold “confidential phone records” through online forums and other communication platforms last November.

The indictment does not detail the hacked material, but Krebs on security Report Wagenius appears to be linked to a series of high-profile data breaches linked to the online alias “Kiberphant0m.” Kiberphant0m claims to have hacked 15 telecom companies and collaborated with suspected masterminds Snowflake data leaked Selling stolen information.

In November, Kiberphant0m released what they claimed were transcripts of AT&T calls between President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s unclear if these numbers are true, but AT&T did suffer losses Major customer information stolen As part of last year’s Snowflake account breach. In 2023, hackers were also reportedly suspected of selling “remote access credentials to a major U.S. defense contractor.” Krebs.

Krebs Vaginius reportedly works in communications at an Army base in South Korea. After Trump and Harris data were allegedly leaked, Krebs conducted in-depth research Investigation of Kiberphant0m’s online communications revealed that they were likely an American soldier. In this latest report, Krebs spoke with Vaginius’ mother, who confirmed Vaginius’ connection to the so-called Snowflake hackers.

Cybersecurity experts were reportedly harassed for trying to track down Kiberphant0m’s identity, leading to incredible comments from Allison Nixon, a lead researcher at cybersecurity firm Unit 221B, who also part of the work. “Anonymously blackmailing the president and vice president in their military capacity is a bad idea,” Nixon told reporters. Krebs“But harassing someone who specializes in deanonymizing cybercrime is an even worse idea.”