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The FBI charges Alabama man Eric Council Jr. with hacking the SEC's X account on January 9, 2024 to post a fake announcement about approving spot bitcoin ETFs

Causing Bitcoin To Spike Jonathan Greig / The Record : Alabama man arrested in breach of SEC social media account Karissa Bell / Engadget : The FBI arrested an Alabama man for allegedly helping hack the SEC's X account iTnews : FBI arrests Alabama man over SEC bitcoin X account hack Dallas Morning News : FBI arrests Alabama man for hack of SEC's X account that sent Bitcoin soarings Danny Nelson / CoinDesk : FBI Arrests Alleged SEC Hacker Linked to Fake Tweet Saying Bitcoin ETFs Were Approved Andrew Hayward / Decrypt : FBI Arrests Suspect in SEC Twitter Hack That Pumped Bitcoin X: @zachxbt : @tier10k idk if the SIM swapper is more low iq for these internet searches or the SEC for not using 2FA [image] Mike Swift / @swiftstories : If you're going to hack the @SECGov X account, perhaps best to not Google about it afterwards. From DOJ's indictment today of Eric Council, charged with hacking the SEC's @X account to manipulate #Bitcoin . https://www.justice.gov/... #CyberSecurity [image] Beau / @beausecurity : As dumb as the SEC was for not having secure 2FA, this is dumber @gee_gee_123 : I always thought the guy behind the hack was an idiot. He could have literally opened the biggest short of his life, tweeted “ETF declined” - retired his bloodline. Instead , he approves the ETF few hours earlier and then proceeds to google if the FBI is investigating him. smh @tier10k : *FBI ARRESTS MAN BEHIND SEC TWITTER HACK POSTING FAKE ETF APPROVAL Source: DB @icebergy_ : man this place is so funny @tier10k : After he sim swapped the SEC he googled “SECGOV hack,” “how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI” “What are the signs that you are under investigation by law enforcement or the FBI even if you have not been contacted by them” Forums: r/Alabama : Alabama hacker arrested for the fake SEC tweet that caused a Bitcoin price spike

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  • @zachxbt @zachxbt on x
    @tier10k idk if the SIM swapper is more low iq for these internet searches or the SEC for not using 2FA [image]
  • @swiftstories Mike Swift on x
    If you're going to hack the @SECGov X account, perhaps best to not Google about it afterwards. From DOJ's indictment today of Eric Council, charged with hacking the SEC's @X account to manipulate #Bitcoin . https://www.justice.gov/... #CyberSecurity [image]
  • @beausecurity Beau on x
    As dumb as the SEC was for not having secure 2FA, this is dumber
  • @gee_gee_123 @gee_gee_123 on x
    I always thought the guy behind the hack was an idiot. He could have literally opened the biggest short of his life, tweeted “ETF declined” - retired his bloodline. Instead , he approves the ETF few hours earlier and then proceeds to google if the FBI is investigating him. smh
  • @tier10k @tier10k on x
    *FBI ARRESTS MAN BEHIND SEC TWITTER HACK POSTING FAKE ETF APPROVAL Source: DB
  • @icebergy_ @icebergy_ on x
    man this place is so funny
  • @tier10k @tier10k on x
    After he sim swapped the SEC he googled “SECGOV hack,” “how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI” “What are the signs that you are under investigation by law enforcement or the FBI even if you have not been contacted by them”
  • r/Alabama r on reddit
    Alabama hacker arrested for the fake SEC tweet that caused a Bitcoin price spike