An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social ...

FBI officials arrested an Alabama man Thursday for allegedly hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account this ...

An Alabama man was charged over the January hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account ahead of its ...

An Alabama man suspected of hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account in January was arrested Thursday ...

By Douglas Gillison, Chris Prentice, Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested on Thursday ...

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 ...

The incident sparked criticism of the SEC, the top US markets regulator, and renewed concerns over security on the social ...

"The defendant allegedly deceived the public by impersonating the victim and making fraudulent statements on behalf of the ...

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

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