Who Is Cameron John Wagenius? Solider Accused of Hacking Trump’s Phone

A Texas-based U.S. Army soldier has been charged with selling confidential phone records, including alleged materials stolen from President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Newsweek reached out to the Trump and Harris campaigns over email. Newsweek also reached out to the Department of Justice for comment through the department’s webform. Why It Matters The two indictment charges are against Cameron John Wagenius for “knowingly and intentionally” selling and transferring “confidential phone records information of a covered entity, without prior authorization from the customer to whom such confidential phone records information related.” The court document does not detail the hacked material, but security news blog KrebsOnSecurity reported that Wagenius seemed connected to a series of high-profile breaches through the online alias “Kiberphant0m.” In November, Kimberphant0m posted that they had the AT&T call logs for Trump and Harris. While it is unclear if this data was truly secured, AT&T did face a major theft of consumer data as part of a Snowflake hack breach last year. KrebsonSecurity spoke with Wagenius’ mother who confirmed her son’s connection to the alleged Snowflake hacker. Cameron John Wagenius has been charged with obtaining and selling phone records. He is allegedly linked to an account that boasted about hacking into Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’ presidential campaigns. Cameron John Wagenius has been charged with obtaining and selling phone records. He is allegedly linked to an account that boasted about hacking into Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’ presidential campaigns. Facebook What To Know Wagenius was charged in the Western District of Washington, but court documents note that his actions took place “elsewhere,” including with “foreign commerce.” The indictment is dated December 18 but was just unsealed. According to the U.S. Code, unlawfully transferring phone records can hold a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. Wagenius, 20, is a soldier at Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas. His Facebook page, which boasts 27 friends, is mostly related to his time in the Army, with photos and videos of guns and what appears to be Wagenius in training. A post from August 2023 shows Wagenius in a shooting range, which he captioned with “Desert Eagle in a South Korean range.” He also posted a collage from Seoul in September of 2023, with a photo later that month captioned, “CS gas chamber.” His reported alias, Kiberphant0m, posted the unverified AT&T call logs in November, offering to sell the stolen information, according to The Verge. It is unclear if Wagenius’ role in the Army helped him in carrying out the alleged crimes. During Trump’s presidential campaign, Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information stolen from the now President-elect’s campaign to people affiliated with President Joe Biden’s campaign over the summer, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the FBI. The indictment against three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps noted the operation began as early as January 2020. Harris’ campaign also said “a few individuals were targeted on their personal emails.” What People Are Saying Fort Cavazos told Fox News Digital: “We are aware of the arrest of a Fort Cavazos soldier. III Armored Corps will continue to cooperate with all law enforcement agencies as appropriate.” Allison Nixon, the lead researcher at cybersecurity firm Unit 221B, told KrebsonSecurity: “Anonymously extorting the president and vice president as a member of the military is a bad idea, but it’s an even worse idea to harass people who specialize in de-anonymizing cybercriminals.” What’s Next Like all cases, Wagenius will have his time in court and is assumed innocent until proven guilty.