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The FBI arrested an Alabama man for allegedly helping hack the SEC’s X account

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Eric Council Jr. was arrested by the FBI for his alleged role in the takeover of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account earlier this year .

The hack resulted in a that falsely claimed bitcoin ETFs had been approved by the regulator, which temporarily juiced bitcoin prices.

Council was charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.

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