🚨🇺🇸ALABAMA MAN #JAILED FOR HACKING SEC TWITTER TO MANIPULATE BITCOIN PRICE
🔹Eric Council Jr. sentenced to 14 months in prison for SIM-swapping SEC’s X #account
🔹Falsely announced Bitcoin ETF approval, spiking BTC over $1,000 before crashing $2,000
🔹Gained access by forging ID at AT&T store on January 9, 2024
🔹Earned $50,000 in illegal profits, also linked to other SIM-swap attacks
🔹Faces $50,000 forfeiture and 3 years supervised release, barred from dark web
🔹DOJ emphasizes strict action against market manipulation via cybercrime