[DissentDoe]

Brian Krebs reports:

Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon. As first reported by KrebsOnSecurity last month, the accused is a communications specialist who was recently stationed in South Korea.

Cameron John Wagenius was arrested near the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Dec. 20, after being indicted on two criminal counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records.

The sparse, two-page indictment (PDF) doesn’t reference specific victims or hacking activity, nor does it include any personal details about the accused. But a conversation with Wagenius’ mother — Minnesota native Alicia Roen — filled in the gaps.

Read the full article on KrebsOnSecurity.com

[karenlita23]

Interesting... Thanks for the update, I wonder where did he go wrong.

[DredgenSun]

Good old Brian Krebs <3

[OriginalCrazyOldFart]

Interesting... Thanks for the update, I wonder where did he go wrong.

"I wonder where did he go wrong." ............. that is easy, he got caught. lol ! At least he got caught at something worth the time doing, but his big mistake was trying to make money doing it. GREED will get you every time !  If he had just posted it on here for free, they would most like not have bothered going after him. Why ? Because once the cat is out of the bag, they spend more time trying to stuff his ass back in it rather than worrying about how he got out. lol !

[karenlita23]

I get it retard, what I meant is, having such access to a top 3 network in the United States, and brag online about having it and trying to sell it, and exposing data from two powerful individuals, I mean how shitty mentality that is? If he wanted money he could have made it pretty easy without making so much noice.

SIM swapping without being traced... That's basically everything.

I wonder what makes someone so cocky... And also potentially he already had access to such network through the army connections...

Interesting... Thanks for the update, I wonder where did he go wrong.

"I wonder where did he go wrong." ............. that is easy, he got caught. lol ! At least he got caught at something worth the time doing, but his big mistake was trying to make money doing it. GREED will get you every time !  If he had just posted it on here for free, they would most like not have bothered going after him. Why ? Because once the cat is out of the bag, they spend more time trying to stuff his ass back in it rather than worrying about how he got out. lol !

[OneSh0tTw0sh0t]

I get it retard, what I meant is, having such access to a top 3 network in the United States, and brag online about having it and trying to sell it, and exposing data from two powerful individuals, I mean how shitty mentality that is? If he wanted money he could have made it pretty easy without making so much noice.

SIM swapping without being traced... That's basically everything.

I wonder what makes someone so cocky... And also potentially he already had access to such network through the army connections...

Interesting... Thanks for the update, I wonder where did he go wrong.

"I wonder where did he go wrong." ............. that is easy, he got caught. lol ! At least he got caught at something worth the time doing, but his big mistake was trying to make money doing it. GREED will get you every time !  If he had just posted it on here for free, they would most like not have bothered going after him. Why ? Because once the cat is out of the bag, they spend more time trying to stuff his ass back in it rather than worrying about how he got out. lol !

the behavior of kiberphantom is shared by 80%+ of breachforums users )

[murderkitten]

free kiberphant0m he did nothing wrong

[karenlita23]

Not sure if to agree or not, but not everyone gets caught... Ultimately is the most minimal mistake that gets you baited. Sad and waste of talented individuals.

I get it retard, what I meant is, having such access to a top 3 network in the United States, and brag online about having it and trying to sell it, and exposing data from two powerful individuals, I mean how shitty mentality that is? If he wanted money he could have made it pretty easy without making so much noice.

SIM swapping without being traced... That's basically everything.

I wonder what makes someone so cocky... And also potentially he already had access to such network through the army connections...

Interesting... Thanks for the update, I wonder where did he go wrong.

"I wonder where did he go wrong." ............. that is easy, he got caught. lol ! At least he got caught at something worth the time doing, but his big mistake was trying to make money doing it. GREED will get you every time !  If he had just posted it on here for free, they would most like not have bothered going after him. Why ? Because once the cat is out of the bag, they spend more time trying to stuff his ass back in it rather than worrying about how he got out. lol !

the behavior of kiberphantom is shared by 80%+ of breachforums users )

[OriginalCrazyOldFart]

In case you wish to talk to her, her she is here today & the guy below, may be his father ?

Alicia Roen
Age 43 (1981 or 1980)
fl*****d@lycos.com
[Unknown marital status]
[No known employment]
(715) 273-4838 - Home/LandLine Phone
(651) 497-6651 - Wireless
Po Box 605
Ellsworth, WI 54011-0605
(she is original from Minnesota, but seems to live here & related to guy below, who may be his father ?)


Aaron Bryce Wagenius
Age 47 (1977 or 1976)
aw******s@gmail.com
[Unknown marital status]
[No known employment]
(320) 679-2165 - Home/LandLine Phone
(320) 310-6666 - Wireless
2115 N Brookview Dr
Mora, MN 55051-7131

By the way, no HACKING, just Public Records that any jerk can figure out with half a brain. lol !

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His Minnesota listing in the Voter Walking List , shows same number & year of birth.

WAGENIUS,AARON,BRYCE,2115 N BROOK VIEW DR ,MORA ,MN,55051,1977, 320-310-6666

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"two criminal counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records" ........... this to me is a bunch of shit, most phone numbers can be found in Public Records. Even the stupid phone company gives them out. So, what harm did he do ? If I want your number bad enough, I'll find it without hacking into anything.

[DissentDoe]

Brian Krebs reports:

Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon. As first reported by KrebsOnSecurity last month, the accused is a communications specialist who was recently stationed in South Korea.

Cameron John Wagenius was arrested near the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Dec. 20, after being indicted on two criminal counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records.

The sparse, two-page indictment (PDF) doesn’t reference specific victims or hacking activity, nor does it include any personal details about the accused. But a conversation with Wagenius’ mother — Minnesota native Alicia Roen — filled in the gaps.

Read the full article on KrebsOnSecurity.com

Alison Nixon of Unit221B  pretty much explains it. You might remember her name from her involvement in identifying Waifu: 

Allison Nixon, chief research officer at the New York-based cybersecurity firm Unit 221B, helped track down Kiberphant0m’s real life identity. Nixon was among several security researchers who faced harassment and specific threats of violence from Judische and his associates.

“Anonymously extorting the President and VP 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,” Nixon told KrebsOnSecurity. She said the investigation into Kiberphant0m shows that law enforcement is getting better and faster at going after cybercriminals — especially those who are actually living in the United States.

“Between when we, and an anonymous colleague, found his opsec mistake on November 10th to his last Telegram activity on December 6, law enforcement set the speed record for the fastest turnaround time for an American federal cyber case that I have witnessed in my career,” she said.

Nixon asked to share a message for all the other Kiberphant0ms out there who think they can’t be found and arrested.

“I know that young people involved in cybercrime will read these articles,” Nixon said. “You need to stop doing stupid shit and get a lawyer. Law enforcement wants to put all of you in prison for a long time.”