Overview

• Cameron John Wagenius, a 20-year-old former US Army soldier, pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawfully transferring confidential phone records.
• Prosecutors allege Wagenius was involved in hacking AT&T and Verizon, compromising over 110 million customer records, including sensitive call and text logs.
• Wagenius is also linked to the Snowflake data breaches, where hackers accessed data from over 160 companies, including Ticketmaster and Santander Bank, in 2024.
• The extortion scheme associated with the Snowflake hack demanded ransom payments and resulted in at least $2.5 million in cryptocurrency being paid by victims.
• Two other suspects, Alexander Moucka and John Binns, also face charges related to the Snowflake breaches and are awaiting extradition for further prosecution.