Wagenius pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, extortion in relation to computer fraud, and aggravated identity theft and is scheduled to be sentenced October 6, the DOJ said in a statement. He faces a maximum of 27 years in prison.

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Former US soldier Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to charges related to hacking into US telecommunications companies.

A former Army soldier most recently stationed in Texas pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases, access sensitive records, and extort the telecommunications companies by threatening to release the stolen data unless ransoms were paid.

A 19-year-old former U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack telecommunications companies’ databases, accessing sensitive records, and threatening to release stolen data with extortion,