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U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions
September 26, 2026
Back to all postsArmy soldier who pleaded guilty to hacking into multiple telecommunications companies and stealing mobile call and text metadata for more than 100 million AT&T customers in 2024 was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison today and ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to victims.
Source: Krebs on Security
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