FBI Arrests Alabama Man Who Allegedly Hacked SEC's X Account To Prematurely Announce Bitcoin ETF Approval
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested an Alabama resident for allegedly hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‘s social media account on X earlier this year. What Happened: The FBI apprehended Eric Council Jr.
FBI Arrests Alleged Hacker in Spot Bitcoin False Tweet Probe
Eric Council is alleged to have been part of a scheme to post a fake message from the SEC indicating that spot bitcoin ETFs had received approval.
FBI Arrests Hacker Behind SEC X Account Fake Bitcoin ETF Announcement
The FBI arrested Eric Council Jr. who used the SEC's X account to post a fake BTC ETF approval in January, causing a price surge.
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 man behind SEC twitter hack posting fake Bitcoin ETF approval
Eric Council Jr. arrested for hacking SEC's Twitter, causing a temporary $1,000 spike in Bitcoin prices with a fake ETF approval post.
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
FBI Arrests Man Who Allegedly Hacked SEC’s X Account in January and Prematurely Announced Bitcoin ETF Approval
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested on Thursday an Alabama man who is allegedly behind the hacking of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s account on social media platform X last January.
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From there, he allegedly provided his co-conspirators with the information, which they subsequently used to log into the SEC’s account and tweet the false Bitcoin ETC approval announcement. Council purportedly received payment in Bitcoin for his services,
Alabama man arrested by FBI for alleged SEC hack and bitcoin manipulation
An Alabama man was arrested by the FBI in connection with the January unauthorized takeover of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account.
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,
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