( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “after the post.” An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike. [CutID: <Cuts> SEC-HACK-ARREST-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 20s Title: SEC-HACK-ARREST-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: after the post] TAG: Correspondent […]
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Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack
( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “after the post.”
An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The Justice Department says Eric Council Jr. is accused of helping to break into the SEC’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter. The break-in allowed hackers to prematurely announce the approval of long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The price of bitcoin briefly spiked more than $1,000 after the post.