Hacker Pleads Guilty in Crypto-Related SEC X Account Breach
A recent guilty plea in a high-profile hacking case has drawn attention to vulnerabilities in online account security and the ripple effects they can have on cryptocurrency markets. Eric Council, a 25-year-old from Athens, Georgia, has pleaded guilty in the United States federal court to charges related to the hacking of the US Securities and […]
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