FBI Arrests Alabama Man in the January 2024 SEC X Hack that …
4 days 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 bitcoin (BTC) to ...
FBI arrests man over SEC hack, alleging bitcoin manipulation
4 days 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 ...
FBI Arrests Hacker Behind SEC X Account Fake Bitcoin ETF
3 days ago · When the SEC authorities regained access to the X account, they clarified the fake announcement as unauthorized and the result of a security breach, leading to a BTC price decline of more than ...
SEC X Account’s Alleged Hacker Arrested Over Fake Bitcoin ETF Post
4 days ago · The fake post with the premature approval caused the price of Bitcoin to surge $1,000, the Justice Department said. Once the SEC regained control of its X account and revealed the post was fake ...
Alabama Man Arrested in SEC Social Media Account Hack That …
4 days ago · The price of bitcoin swung from about $46,730 to just below $48,000 after the unauthorized post hit on Jan. 9 and then dropped to around $45,200 after the SEC’s denial.
Alabama man arrested in SEC social media ... - Associated Press News
4 days 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.
SEC X Account Alleged Hacker Arrested Over Bitcoin ETF Post (3)
4 days ago · The SEC’s account on X, formerly Twitter, was hacked in early January, just a day before it was set to announce approval of the first-ever spot market Bitcoin exchange traded products. The hacker took control of the agency’s official account and posted a message that said the SEC had granted approval to a handful of companies ...
SEC X Account Alleged Hacker Arrested Over Fake Bitcoin ETF …
4 days ago · SEC X Account’s Alleged Hacker Arrested Over Fake Bitcoin ETF Post. Alabama man allegedly used ‘SIM swap’ to access SEC iPhone; False X post sent Bitcoin price surging by $1,000, US says
Lawmakers Are Out for Blood After a Hack of the SEC’s X ... - WIRED
Jan 10, 2024 · Lawmakers Are Out for Blood After a Hack of the SEC’s X Account Causes Bitcoin Chaos. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure to explain itself after its X account was...
Bitcoin: Alleged hacker searched 'signs the FBI is after you' - BBC
4 days ago · The SEC has confirmed its account was compromised by a Sim swap attack. This is when someone fraudulently gets a mobile phone carrier to apply an existing telephone number to a new Sim card.