Arrest Made In SEC X Account Hack Prior To Bitcoin ETF Approval, FBI Says Phone Used To 'Manipulate Financial Markets'

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The FBI has arrested Eric Council Jr., a 25-year-old Alabama man, in connection with the January 2024 hack of the Security and Exchange Commission’s X account falsely stating Bitcoin ETFs were ...

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The indictment alleges that on Jan. 9, Council and his co-conspirators took unauthorized control of the @SECGov X account and posted a fake message purportedly from the SEC chair, falsely announcing the approval of Bitcoin ETFs.\nU.S. Attorney Matthew Graves emphasized the severity of the accusations, stating, “Here, the conspirators allegedly used their illegal access to a phone to manipulate financial markets.” The hack’s impact was immediate and substantial, with Bitcoin’s price initially surging by over $1,000 before plummeting by more than $2,000 after the SEC regained control and issued a correction.\n\nRead Also: Analyst Predicts Bitcoin High In Weeks, $90K By Year-End; TSMC Nears $1 Trillion Valuation After 8% Premarket Surge – Top Headlines Today While US Slept\nThe hackers allegedly employed a “SIM swap” technique to gain control of the SEC’s account. 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