Data breaches

U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions

Published September 25, 2026 · Krebs on Security

A soldier in the U.S. Army received a prison term of roughly six years after admitting he broke into telecom networks and took call and text records belonging to over 100 million AT&T subscribers. He was also ordered to pay close to $300,000 to compensate those affected. The case stemmed from intrusions at multiple telecommunications firms in 2024, which were followed by extortion attempts.

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