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,' ...

To carry out this scheme, Council is accused of creating a fake ID using the information belonging to the person in control ...

The FBI arrested Eric Council Jr. who used the SEC's X account to post a fake BTC ETF approval in January, causing a price ...

A 25-year-old hacker, Eric Council Jr. was arrested today for his unauthorized control over SEC's X account in January 2024.

Council allegedly used the stolen personal information of an unnamed victim as well as an iPhone to break through the X ...

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Eric Council Jr. allegedly hijacked the SEC's X account and then handed control to unnamed co-conspirators, whose fake post ...

A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested on Thursday for hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account this ...

Eric Council Jr. was arrested Thursday morning, and charged with allegedly hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

The FBI arrest signals a strong stance against financial market manipulation and cybersecurity breaches, emphasizing the ...

According to court documents, Eric Council Jr went under the aliases Ronin, Easymunny, and AGiantSchnauzer online, and ...

According to federal authorities, Council Jr. is accused of being part of a group that hacked the SEC’s X account in January ...