Alabama man arrested in SEC hack that affected bitcoin value

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- An Alabama man suspected of hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account in January was arrested Thursday morning in Athens, Ala.

An indictment alleges that Eric Council Jr. unlawfully accessed the SEC's account on X by using the stolen identity of a person who had access to the account to take over their cellphone number, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri said in a statement.

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