Alabama Man Sentenced for Hacking SEC’s Social Media to Post Fake Bitcoin ETF News

coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/17/alabama-man-sentenced-for-hacking-secs-social-media-to-post-fake-bitcoin-etf-news

A 26-year-old man from Alabama has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a social media hack that briefly sent the price of bitcoin BTC soaring.
Eric Council Jr. of Huntsville pleaded guilty to charges tied to the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and…

This story appeared on coindesk.com, 2025-05-17 13:46:36.
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