Hacker Charged for Hijacking SEC Account to Promote Fake Bitcoin News

Eric Council Jr., a 26-year-old man from Huntsville, Alabama, was sentenced on May 16, 2025, to 14 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in the high-profile hacking of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) official social media account on X (formerly Twitter).  The cyberattack, which occurred […]

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