A Texas-based U.S. Army soldier has been arrested and charged with selling confidential phone records containing material allegedly stolen from President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Cameron John Wagenius, 20, was indicted by a Seattle grand jury earlier this month on two felony counts of unlawfully transmitting confidential telephone records to an online forum or online communication platform.
Wagenius is a soldier at Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) in Killeen, Texas.
Online handles associated with Wagenius are said to be connected to several high-profile cybercrimes, but the indictment does not provide details.
Wagenius, who went by the alias “Kiberphant0m” online, reportedly boasted that he had hacked into more than a dozen telecommunications companies to obtain phone records between Harris and Trump.
In November, Kiberphant0m posted unverified AT&T call logs purportedly belonging to two 2024 presidential candidates and offered to sell the stolen information, according to the report. The Verge.
It is unclear what rank Wagenius held in the army, what his role was at Fort Cavazos, or whether his position as a soldier helped him carry out the alleged crimes.
Fort Cavazos did not immediately respond to the newspaper's request for comment.
“We know that the soldiers at Fort Cavazos have been arrested.” Fort Cavazos told FOX News Digital.. “Third Armored Corps will continue to cooperate with all law enforcement agencies as necessary.”
In September, the Justice Department accused Trump of hacking Trump campaign staff and leaking classified information to the press and the Biden and Harris campaigns in an effort to undermine the 45th president's bid for the White House. Three members of the defense force were indicted.
The indictment against Revolutionary Guards members Masoud Jalili, Seyed Ali Aghamili and Yasar Baragi stems from January 2020, when President Trump ordered an airstrike in Iraq that killed Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani. This shows that their operation had begun.
Trump's transition team and the Justice Department did not respond to The Post's requests for comment.
Wagenius is scheduled to be extradited to Seattle, where his case is being processed.
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