FBI Arrests Alabama Man Behind SEC X Hack and Fake Spot Bitcoin ETF Post That Spiked Prices

An Alabama man was arrested on Thursday morning after prosecutors claimed he hacked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s social media account, which posted a false announcement about the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Eric Council Jr. is accused of taking over the SEC’s X account in January and then transferring control to unnamed … source: https://coinpedia.org/news/fbi-arrests-alabama-man-behind-sec-x-hack-and-fake-spot-bitcoin-etf-post-that-spiked-prices/