US Soldier Linked to AT&T Hack Accused of Contacting Spy Agency

A 21-year-old US soldier accusedof trying to sell AT&T call records of Donald Trump’s family members also attempted to pawn off sensitive data to a foreign intelligence organization, according to court documents.

Cameron Wagenius pleaded guilty earlier this year to unlawfully posting and transferring confidential AT&T phone records, including of Kamala Harris and FBI informants. The US government has also accused him of attempting to extort AT&T Inc., asking for $500,000 to delete those confidential records in November last year while on active duty with the US army, stationed at Fort Cavazos.

The records were stolen as part of a wider cyber campaignagainst Snowflake ...