Alabama man arrested in SEC hack that affected bitcoin value
An Alabama man suspected of hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account in January was arrested Thursday morning in Athens, Ala.
Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike
An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said.
Alabama man arrested in hack of SEC’s X account that sent bitcoin price skyrocketing
Prosecutors said Eric Council was part of a SIM-swapping scheme that granted him access to the SEC’s social-media account.
FBI arrests Athens man, says he's hacker behind fake SEC tweet about bitcoin
Eric Council Jr., 25, was arrested this morning in Athens in connection with a January 2024 unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account, formerly known as Twitter, in which hackers posted a fake message from the SEC Chair that caused the value of bitcoin (BTC) to spike by $1,000.
Athens man arrested in SEC social media account hack
An Alabama man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price
FBI Arrests Suspect in SEC Twitter Hack That Pumped Bitcoin
Remember when the SEC's Twitter account was hacked to prematurely share that Bitcoin ETFs were approved? The FBI has arrested a suspect.
FBI arrests Alabama man in hack of SEC’s X account that caused bitcoin price spike
X account @SECGov and a message was posted that the agency had approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds for listing on national exchanges. The po
25 year-old Alabama man arrested for January hack of SEC’s X account
The DOJ says Eric Council was able to impersonate someone with access to the SEC's X account via a "SIM swap."
25-year-old arrested in SEC social media hack that spiked Bitcoin price
The price of bitcoin briefly spiked more than $1,000 after the post claimed “The SEC grants approval for #Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all registered national securities exchanges.”
FBI arrests man over SEC hack, alleging bitcoin manipulation
By Douglas Gillison, Chris Prentice and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested on Thursday for hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account this year as part of an alleged conspiracy to manipulate bitcoin prices,
FBI Arrests Alabama Man for Alleged Role in Fake SEC Bitcoin Post
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested an Alabama man for his alleged role in the Jan. 9 hack into the Securities and Exchange Commission’s official X account to man
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