The man faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

Eric Council Jr., a 25-year-old from Alabama, was arrested in October for his role in the hack of the SEC’s X account.

An Alabama hacker, Eric Council Jr., has pleaded guilty to hacking the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account and ...

At the beginning of 2024, a high-profile SEC account hack led to speculation about an insider job, as reported by Crypto News ...

An Alabama resident on Monday confessed to hacking the SEC’s X account and posting a fake Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ...

Scams involving Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies hit record levels in 2024, driven by the use of artificial ...

The Alabama man took over the SEC's X account to falsely post that the agency had approved Bitcoin ETFs, sending the ...

Eric Council Jr. from Alabama has pleaded guilty to being a co-conspirator in the unauthorized takeover of the US Securities ...

GameStop is getting into Bitcoin. The video game retailer, known for its wild meme stock history, is considering adding ...

An Alabama man pleaded guilty to participating in the hack of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account that ...

Once Council gained access to the account, his unnamed co-conspirators posted a doctored image, message, and fake quote by then SEC Chairman Gary Gensler saying Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETC ...

Onecoin promised the world, but only proved to be a trail of destruction.