An Alabama man pleaded guilty on Monday to helping hack the SEC's X (formerly Twitter) account in January 2024 in an attempt to mislead the market about spot Bitcoin ETF approvals.
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Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Hijacking SEC X Account to Pump Bitcoin - Decrypt
Eric Council admitted guilt in helping to hack the SEC’s X account and trying to mislead the market about spot Bitcoin ETF approvals.
By:André Beganski
Source:Decrypt
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