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Oh US Army Soldier has been accused of selling confidential phone records.
Cameron John Vagneus, 20, was charged by federal authorities in Texas on December 20 with two counts of illegal transfer of confidential phone records. The indictment It was closed this week.
Vagneus was a soldier at Fort Cavazos, Texas. Court records did not specify his position.
He was allegedly linked to the online handle Kiberphant0m, which was involved in several high-profile data breaches, including the Snowflake data hack, and which hacked the phone records of President-elect Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. claimed to do, Reuters reported. Cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images; Anabelle Gordon/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He was allegedly linked to the online handle Kiberphant0m, which was part of several high-profile data breaches, including the Snowflake data hack, and which claimed to have been hacked. President-elect Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris’ phone records, Reuters reported, citing cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs.
Alleged AT&T call logs for 2024 presidential candidates were posted online in November, according to The Verge, which noted that the call logs had not been verified as genuine.
The indictment did not specify the details of the hacking.
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The indictment accuses Vagneus of selling “confidential phone records” online.
“We are aware of the arrest of a soldier from Fort Cavazos. III Armored Corps will continue to cooperate appropriately with all law enforcement agencies,” Fort Cavazos told Fox News Digital.
“We are aware of the arrest of a soldier from Fort Cavazos. III Armored Corps will continue to cooperate appropriately with all law enforcement agencies,” Fort Cavazos told Fox News Digital. (US Army)
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Vagnius will next be extradited to Seattle where the case is being handled.
Reuters contributed to this report.
