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

A U.S. Army 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.

What happened

A U.S. Army 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.

Why it matters

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1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

  1. Krebs on SecurityPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
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  • U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions Observed

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Timeline

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Score explanation

Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust88
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude96
Market relevance74
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency96
capital magnitude50
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.8515
Freshness factor0.9995
Breaking bonus8
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