Man Who Hijacked SEC’s X Account to Pump Bitcoin Faces Up to Five Years in Prison
The Alabama man took over the SEC's X account to falsely post that the agency had approved Bitcoin ETFs, sending the ...
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Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Official SEC X Account and Falsely Claiming Regulator Had Approved Bitcoin ETFs
An Alabama man has pled guilty to hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account last year and faces ...
Man pleads guilty in hack of SEC's X account that claimed approval of bitcoin ETFs
The price of bitcoin rose by more than $1,000 after the January 2024 hack of the Security and Exchange Commission's social ...
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SEC X Account Hack Over Bitcoin ETF Post Leads to Guilty Plea
An Alabama man pleaded guilty to participating in the hack of the US Securities and Exchange ... the authorization of the first-ever spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Eric Council Jr., 25 ...
Man pleads guilty in SEC social media hack that spiked price of Bitcoin
Eric Council, aka "Ronin," of Alabama, pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft.
The Gazette5d
Man pleads guilty to role in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike
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 ...
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Man pleads guilty in hack of SEC's X account that claimed approval of bitcoin ETFs
A day after the hack, the agency approved rule changes that allowed the creation of bitcoin ETFs. The man, 25-year-old Eric Council Jr., admitted to conspiring with others who took control of the ...