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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested on Thursday an Alabama man who is allegedly behind the hacking of the U.S.

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