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To Hijack the SEC's Twitter Account, a Hacker Impersonated the FBI
The hacker, a 25-year-old Alabama man, pretended to be an FBI employee while at an AT&T store to pull off the 'SIM swap,' ...
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SEC Twitter Hacker arrested, the man behind Bitcoin value spike in January 2024
A 25-year-old hacker, Eric Council Jr. was arrested today for his unauthorized control over SEC’s X account in January 2024.
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EigenLayer Twitter Account Hacked to Share Ethereum Airdrop Scam
A hacker published a series of posts Friday from EigenLayer's Twitter account, urging users to click on an apparent phishing ...
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FBI Arrests Suspect in SEC Twitter Hack That Pumped Bitcoin
Remember when the SEC's Twitter account was hacked to prematurely share that Bitcoin ETFs were approved? The FBI has arrested ...
FBI arrests Alabama man for hack of SEC’s X account that sent Bitcoin soarings
An Alabama man was charged over the January hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account ahead of its ...
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SEC Twitter Hacker arrested, the man behind Bitcoin value spike in January 2024
A 25-year-old hacker, Eric Council Jr. was arrested today There were co-conspirators involved in the hack The hacker used the fraudulent sim swap method to access SEC account A 25-year-old hacker, ...
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To Hijack the SEC's Twitter Account, a Hacker Impersonated the FBI
How did a hacker take over the SEC’s Twitter account back in January? It turns out the culprit resorted to pretending to be an FBI employee. On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it had ...