The Department of Justice (DOJ) has linked the arrest of a serving U.S. Army soldier in December to a massive hack of AT&T and Verizon last year, according to a court filing on Friday.
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Why It Matters
The hack was one of the most wide-reaching attacks of 2024, with more than 160 companies impacted and saw the theft of millions of phone records from telecom giants AT&T and Verizon. Victims also included major corporations such as LendingTree, Santander Bank, and Ticketmaster. The hackers reportedly exploited weak cybersecurity measures, including the lack of multi-factor authentication, to siphon customer and corporate data using stolen passwords infected with malware
This latest incident adds to a growing list of cybersecurity issues that remain a growing concern, as individuals and U.S. adversaries increase their hacking attempts.
What To Know
U.S prosecutors on Friday linked Cameron John Wagenius , who was arrested on December 20 in Texas on charges of unlawfully transferring confidential phone records, to being connected to an earlier case involving two alleged hackers, Connor Moucka and John Binns…