Eric Council Jr. sentenced to 14 months for US SEC X account hack, fake Bitcoin ETF post, and SIM swap conspiracy.

US prosecutors recommend a 2-year prison sentence for Eric Council Jr. over the January 2024 hack of the SEC's official X account that sparked a fake Bitcoin ETF approval.

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Prosecutors said a statement purportedly made by the defendant claimed that the hack of the Securities and Exchange ...

An Alabama man has been sentenced to prison for the 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities ... The FBI Washington Field Office and SEC Office of Inspector General investigated the case.