Hacker pleads guilty of taking over SEC’s X account to post fake Bitcoin news
The man faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
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Pro Crypto Trump Signs Bill for Sovereign Wealth Fund: Will He Include These Digital Assets?
Crypto investors have been buzzing after the new pro-crypto US president Donald Trump announced the creation of a US sovereign wealth fund. This has led to much speculation about which digital assets ...
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Why Paul Atkins confirmation as SEC chair is taking so long
Paul Atkins, Trump’s pick for SEC chair, is stuck in Senate limbo, and the crypto community wants answers now. “What’s the ...
Alabama man pleads guilty in hacking of SEC social media account, boosting bitcoin value
An Alabama man on Monday pleaded guilty to hacking into the Securities and Exchange Committee's social media account and ...
Man pleads guilty to role in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike
An Alabama man has admitted to taking part in a January 2024 hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account designed to manipulate the price of bitcoin.
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ETF analysts say XRP ETFs have the lowest chance of approval
XRP spot ETFs just got hit with bad odds. Bloomberg ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas analyzed the current ...
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Hacker Pleads Guilty to SEC X Account SIM Swap Attack That Caused Bitcoin Market Volatility
The 25-year-old perpetrator admitted to executing a SIM swap that gave him control over the phone number associated with the SEC’s X account. Through this access, Council reset the account password ...
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Athens man pleads guilty in connection with Securities and Exchange Commission social media hack
A man from Athens pleaded guilty today in connection with a January 2024 unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and ...