U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions
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Summary
In November, journalist Brian Krebs broke the story of a hacker variously known as Kiberphant0m and Waifu with a trail of clues suggesting the perpetrator was a U.S.
Army soldier stationed in South Korea.
And sure enough, as Brian Krebs notes in a subsequent story, the accused is a communications specialist who was recently stationed in South Korea.
The accused has seemingly been extorting and doxxing his victims, claiming at one point to have PDFs on the president and VP.
But it was a brag on Telegram that seemed to seal his fate when he laid claim to having hacked 15 telecoms firms, including AT&T and Verizon.
And sure enough, as Brian Krebs notes in a subsequent story, the accused is indeed a communications specialist who was recently stationed in South Korea.