一名25岁的黑客认罪, 欺骗SEC的社交媒体, 错误地宣布Bitcoin ETF批准。 A 25-year-old hacker pleaded guilty to spoofing the SEC’s social media to falsely announce bitcoin ETF approval.

来自阿拉巴马州25岁的Eric Council Jr. 承认在2024年1月入侵美国证券交易委员会的社交媒体账户。 Eric Council Jr., a 25-year-old from Alabama, has pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s social media account in January 2024. 黑客使用“SIM交换”让理事会和共谋者虚假宣布批准比特币ETF, 导致比特币价格涨幅超过1 000美元。 The hack involved a "SIM swap" that allowed Council and co-conspirators to falsely announce the approval of bitcoin ETFs, causing the price of bitcoin to spike by over $1,000. 理事会因他的作用收到了大约5万美元的比特币。 Council received about $50,000 in bitcoin for his role. 他面临长达五年的监禁,并定于5月作出判决。 He faces up to five years in prison and sentencing is set for May.