Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led …
1 day ago · 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 announce the approval of ...
25 year-old Alabama man arrested for January hack of SEC’s X …
18 hours ago · The price of bitcoin swung from about $46,730 to just below $48,000 after the unauthorized post hit on Jan. 9 and then dropped to around $45,200 after the SEC’s denial.
FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X hack that spiked price of bitcoin …
FBI agents on Thursday arrested a 25-year-old Alabama man for his alleged role in the Jan. 9 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account, which sent the price of bitcoin spiking by ...
Alabama man arrested in SEC hack that affected bitcoin value
Argentieri said, "Council's co-conspirators then allegedly used this unauthorized access to the X account to falsely announce that the SEC had approved listing bitcoin ETFs, which caused the price ...
25-year-old arrested in SEC hack that spiked Bitcoin price
1 day ago · 25-year-old arrested in SEC social media hack that spiked Bitcoin price. BY Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated Press. October 17, 2024, 1:57 PM PDT. The price of bitcoin briefly spiked more ...
FBI arrests man over SEC hack, alleging bitcoin manipulation
1 day ago · 17 Oct 2024 11:57PM (Updated: 18 Oct 2024 03:57AM) WASHINGTON :A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested on Thursday for hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account this year as ...
Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led …
The price of bitcoin swung from about $46,730 to just below $48,000 after the unauthorized post hit on Jan. 9 and then dropped to around $45,200 after the SEC’s denial.
Hacker accused of manipulating Bitcoin prices with a fake SEC …
1 day ago · On January 9, 2024, a now-deleted tweet from @SECGov, the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, declared that the SEC had granted "approval for Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all ...
FBI Arrests Alabama Man for January SEC Hack Leading to Bitcoin …
1 day ago · This cyberattack had previously caused a significant spike in Bitcoin prices. In January 2024, hackers released a false news report claiming that the SEC was expected to make an announcement regarding Bitcoin. This misinformation led to a rapid increase in the cryptocurrency's value.
Alabama’s first bitcoin mining operation coming to Mobile’s …
May 14, 2022 · Alabama’s first bitcoin mining operation is set to begin on the Fourth of July, and it will take place outside a 7-year-old museum in downtown Mobile. Distributed Ledger Inc., through an ...