The Alabama man took over the SEC's X account to falsely post that the agency had approved Bitcoin ETFs, sending the ...

An Alabama man pleaded guilty to participating in the hack of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account that ...

The price of bitcoin rose more than $1,000 after the January 2024 hack of the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

Eric Council, Jr. will spend two years in prison for an identity theft scheme that led to a false post by the SEC on X that ...

An Alabama man on Monday pleaded guilty to hacking into the Securities and Exchange Committee's social media account and ...

Eric Council Jr. pleaded guilty to hacking the X (formerly Twitter) account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The evidence collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation included an online search: “What are the signs that you are ...

Eric Council admitted guilt in helping to hack the SEC’s X account and trying to mislead the market about spot Bitcoin ETF ...

An Alabama man admitted Monday to taking part in a January 2024 hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account designed to manipulate the price of bitcoin. Eric Council Jr ...

Eric Council pleaded guilty to a hacking conspiracy that used a SIM swap to access the SEC's X account, affecting Bitcoin ...

Following the unauthorized X takeover, the Athens man made internet searches that included, “What are some signs the FBI is ...

The account hack occurred a day before analysts expected the SEC to announce the approval of the spot market Bitcoin ETFs. The hacker’s fake post on Jan. 9, 2024, caused the price of Bitcoin to ...