Alabama resident Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account.

Alabama resident Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account.

The man, Eric Council Jr., pleaded guilty three months ago in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection with ...

Eric Council Jr. will be going to prison for his role in compromising the SEC's X account in January 2024 and announcing the false approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Eric Council Jr., a 26-year-old Huntsville man, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.

US prosecutors recommend a 2-year prison sentence for Eric Council Jr. over the January 2024 hack of the SEC's official X account that sparked a fake Bitcoin ETF approval.

The lawsuit favorably quotes the mayor, while condemning city policies that bar cooperation with federal immigration ...