Alabama man arrested for role in SEC Twitter account hijacking
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In January 2024, attackers allegedly used SIM‑swapping and a forged ID to seize control of the SEC’s Twitter/X account and post a fake approval of Bitcoin listings, briefly inflating and then crashing Bitcoin prices; authorities arrested Eric Council Jr. on charges including aggravated identity theft and access device fraud, and the incident exposed a lack of multifactor authentication on a market‑moving government social account.
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