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U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions
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A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to hacking AT&T, Verizon and other telecoms and stealing mobile call and text metadata affecting over 100 million AT&T customers in 2024 was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison. The court also ordered the soldier to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to the victims.
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