Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led …
21 hours ago — WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said.. Eric Council Jr., 25, of Athens, is accused of helping to break into the SEC’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, allowing the hackers to prematurely ...
Feds arrest man who allegedly participated in hack of the SEC's X ...
1 day ago — Eric Council Jr. was indicted in connection with the SEC X account hack, which happened on January 9, when the account published a post falsely announcing that the Commission had approved Bitcoin ...
FBI arrests man over SEC hack, alleging bitcoin manipulation
21 hours ago — In January, a hacker posted false news on the SEC's @SECGov X social media account announcing the agency had approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds, causing the price of the cryptocurrency to spike.
FBI Arrests Alabama Man in the January 2024 SEC X Hack that …
1 day ago — WASHINGTON – Eric Council Jr., 25, of Athens, Alabama, 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 …
FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC hack on X that caused bitcoin …
20 hours ago — October 17, 2024 at 5:17 p.m. EDT. FBI officials arrested an Alabama man Thursday for allegedly hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account this year as part of an attempt to ...
Hacker arrested for the fake SEC tweet that caused a Bitcoin price ...
1 day ago — The FBI has arrested an Alabama man who is accused of hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account in January. The indictment (PDF) alleges that 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. worked ...
Alabama man arrested in SEC X account hack that sent bitcoin …
23 hours ago — 0.18%. A 25-year-old Alabama man has been arrested on charges that he helped orchestrate the hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account in January, a breach that briefly sent the ...
SEC X Account Alleged Hacker Arrested Over Fake Bitcoin ETF Post
1 day ago — Alabama man allegedly used stolen information, iphone for hack. Fake X post sent Bitcoin price surging by $1,000, US says. An Alabama man has been charged over the January hack of the US Securities and Exchange Commission ’s X account ahead of it’s highly anticipated decision on approving a spot-Bitcoin exchange traded fund.
FBI arrests Alabama man over SEC bitcoin X account hack - Yahoo …
1 day ago — WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested on Thursday for hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account earlier this year as part of an alleged conspiracy to ...
SEC X Account Alleged Hacker Arrested Over Fake Bitcoin ETF …
1 day ago — October 17, 2024 at 9:01 AM PDT. Translate. Listen. 0:38. An Alabama man was charged with hacking into the US Securities and Exchange Commission ’s X account in January and issuing a fake post ...