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Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Hacking and Extortion Scheme That Exposed Sensitive Data of U.S. Government Official

U.S. Department of Justice published "Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Hacking and Extortion Scheme That Exposed Sensitive Data of U.S. Government Official" at 2026-09-25 12:00 UTC. First seen on Kresmion 2026-09-25 19:55 UTC, 7 h after publication.

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The record

Publisher
U.S. Department of Justice
Source
U.S. Department of Justice
Kind
Release
Jurisdiction
United States
Topics
Enforcement
Importance
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Published (source time)
2026-09-25 12:00 UTC
First seen on Kresmion
2026-09-25 19:55 UTC, 7 h after publication

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The publisher's summary

Cameron John Wagenius, 22, a former Army soldier who was most recently stationed in Texas, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $294,978 in restitution for conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases, access sensitive records, and extort the companies by threatening to release the stolen data unless ransoms were paid.

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