U.S. Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius, 20, has been arrested and charged with unlawfully transferring confidential phone records.
Federal prosecutors allege that Wagenius participated in a cybercriminal ring that trafficked sensitive data, including alleged phone records of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, on the black market.
An indictment unsealed this week outlines two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records against Wagenius, according to KrebsOnSecurity.
The young soldier was apprehended on December 20 near Fort Hood, Texas, associated with Fort Cavazos, where he was stationed.
Wagenius, who previously worked on network communications at an Army base in South Korea, is accused of operating under the alias “Kiberphant0m” in online forums.
Prosecutors claim he played a role in several high-profile data breaches and sold confidential phone records. In November, “Kiberphant0m” allegedly posted what he claimed to be AT&T call logs for Trump and Harris, though the authenticity of these records remains unverified.
Wagenius’s mother, Alicia Roen, described her son as a tech-savvy individual but expressed shock at the allegations.
“I never knew my son was involved in any of this,” Roen told journalist Brian Krebs. She added, “Do you really think a child