On January 9, 2024, a now-deleted tweet from @SECGov, the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, declared that the SEC had granted "approval for ETFs for listing on all registered national securities exchanges," causing the price of Bitcoin to jump by more than $1,000. The SEC, however, had done no such thing. As SEC Chair minutes later, the SEC's X account had been hacked; the fraudulent tweet was posted as part of a scheme to manipulate Bitcoin prices.
The hacker responsible for that scheme, according to the FBI, is Eric Council Jr., สมัคร winner55 เครดิต ฟรี 188 a 25-year-old Alabama man who was arrested earlier today under allegations of working with co-conspirators to take unauthorized control of the SEC X account with a SIM swap (via ).
According to the , Council—aka "Ronin," aka "AGiantSchnauzer," aka "@Easymunny"—allegedly worked alongside other hackers to gain access to the personal information of a federal employee with access to the @SECGov account. ทางเข้า winner55 ผ่านโทรศัพท์มือถือ Council then used his convenient ID card printer—something only upstanding citizens have in their homes—to print an ID card pairing his face with the federal employee's personal info.
- "SECGOV hack"
- "telegram sim swap"
- "how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI"
- "What are the signs that you are under investigation by law enforcement or the FBI even if you have not been contacted by them"
- "what are some signs that the FBI is after you"
- "Verizon store list"
- "federal identity theft statute"
- "how long does it take to delete telegram account"
It's unclear whether these alleged searches contributed directly to Council's eventual arrest, but if you're considering searching "am I about to be entirely hoisted by the crime I may or may not have committed," I would advise against it. If you have to ask, you probably won't like the answer.
Also, you don't need to phrase your Google searches like questions. It's fine.