Eric Council Jr. of Athens is accused of conspiring with others in January to break into the SEC's account to prematurely ...

What Happened: The FBI apprehended Eric Council Jr. on Thursday, accusing him of conspiring with others to gain unauthorized ...

Council Jr. allegedly hacked the SEC's X account in January and posted a misleading message about approving spot Bitcoin ETFs ...

Prosecutors said Eric Council was part of a SIM-swapping scheme that granted him access to the SEC’s social-media account.

Council allegedly used the stolen personal information of an unnamed victim as well as an iPhone to break through the X ...

On October 17, 2024, the FBI arrested 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. of Athens, Alabama, in connection with the January 9 hack ...

The DOJ says Eric Council was able to impersonate someone with access to the SEC's X account via a "SIM swap." ...

An Alabama man was arrested by the FBI in connection with the January unauthorized takeover of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account.

Council is currently charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud. There’s no word yet ...

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A man from Alabama would have helped take over the SEC's X account. His cronies posted a false report to manipulate the ...