Army Soldier Cameron Wagenius Arrested for Alleged Role as Cybercriminal Kiberphant0m
A 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier, Cameron John Wagenius, has been arrested and indicted for allegedly being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who sold and leaked sensitive customer call records from major telecommunications firms. His mother, Alicia Roen, expressed surprise about her son's involvement in criminal hacking activities.
Wagenius is suspected of being associated with Connor Riley Moucka, a.k.a. Judische, another prolific cybercriminal arrested in late October for data theft and extortion using the cloud service Snowflake. Investigations reveal that Wagenius hacked into at least 15 telecommunications firms, including AT&T and Verizon, and threatened to leak presidential call logs if not contacted.
Wagenius maintained a large botnet for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and sold remote access credentials for a major U.S. defense contractor in 2023. His arrest, near the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Dec. 20, marks a swift response by law enforcement to de-anonymize and apprehend a U.S.-based cybercriminal. The preliminary trial is taking place at the Local Court (Amtsgericht) appropriate to the jurisdiction where the case is filed.
The indictment against Wagenius was filed in Texas but transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle. Cybersecurity experts warn other cybercriminals to cease illegal activities and seek legal representation, as law enforcement continues to strengthen its response to cybercrime.
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