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In a significant escalation of the federal government’s campaign against the prolific hacking collective known as ShinyHunters, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a Canadian cybersecurity executive in Pennsylvania this past Thursday. The suspect, taken into custody amidst an industry conference, is alleged to have provided assistance to the group, which has…
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A teenage resident of Amman, Jordan, suspected of orchestrating the operations of the notorious data theft and extortion syndicate known as "ShinyHunters," has been taken into custody. According to reports, the suspect is currently cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, providing intelligence that may help authorities map the broader network of the prolific hacking…
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A U.S. Army soldier who leveraged his technical skills to orchestrate a sophisticated cyber-extortion campaign against global telecommunications giants has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison. Cameron John Wagenius, a 22-year-old service member who operated under the digital alias “Kiberphant0m,” was ordered by a federal judge in Seattle to serve nearly six years…
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A U.S. Army soldier who leveraged his technical skills to orchestrate a sophisticated cyber-extortion campaign against major telecommunications companies has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison. Cameron John Wagenius, a 22-year-old active-duty soldier formerly stationed in South Korea, pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of mobile call and text metadata belonging…
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Connor Riley Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian man from Kitchener, Ontario, has formally pleaded guilty to a sweeping array of computer fraud and conspiracy charges. Once identified by cybersecurity experts as one of the most consequential threat actors of 2024, Moucka’s admission brings a significant legal chapter to a close in a case that rattled the…
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A U.S. Army soldier who leveraged his position to orchestrate a sophisticated cyber-extortion campaign—stealing the metadata of more than 100 million AT&T customers—was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison on Tuesday. Cameron John Wagenius, 22, was ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to his victims, marking the conclusion of a high-profile case that…
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