U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Guilty Plea in Hacking of the SEC's X Account That Caused Bitcoin Value Spike
February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025:
Eric Council, 25, of Athens, Georgia, entered a guilty plea today to one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Council was arrested on October 17, 2024, in connection with his role in a conspiracy to hack into the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . . .
Eric Council, 25, of Athens, Georgia, entered a guilty plea today to one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Council was arrested on October 17, 2024, in connection with his role in a conspiracy to hack into the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . . .