FBI Arrests Alabama Man in the January 2024 SEC X Hack that …
22 hours 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 spike by $1,000. Council
Hacker arrested for the fake SEC tweet that caused a Bitcoin price ...
22 hours 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 social media ... - Associated Press News
18 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 ...
FBI Arrests Alleged SEC Hacker Linked to Fake Tweet Saying Bitcoin …
22 hours ago · Eric Council Jr. allegedly hijacked the SEC's X account and then handed control to unnamed co-conspirators, whose fake post drove up bitcoin's price. By Danny Nelson. Oct 17, 2024 at 9:21 a.m. PDT ...
FBI arrests man over SEC hack, alleging bitcoin manipulation
18 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.
Feds arrest man who allegedly participated in hack of the SEC's X ...
21 hours 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 ...
The FBI arrested an Alabama man for allegedly helping hack
19 hours ago · The hack resulted in a rogue tweet that falsely claimed bitcoin ETFs had been approved by the regulator, which temporarily juiced bitcoin prices. Now, the FBI has identified Eric Council Jr. as ...
FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC hack on X that caused bitcoin …
17 hours ago · By Hannah Ziegler. 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 ...
FBI arrests suspect in hacking of US SEC's account on platform X
21 hours ago · An Alabama man was arrested on Thursday over criminal charges that he hacked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account earlier this year, in an action that caused bitcoin's value to ...
FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X hack that sent bitcoin price …
22 hours ago · FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X hack that sent bitcoin price higher. FBI agents on Thursday morning arrested a 25-year-old Alabama man on charges related to the hack in January of the Securities ...