阿拉巴馬州的男子在黑客SEC的X帳戶被判入獄14個月後泵送比特幣價格

False X Post在當時短暫飆升的比特幣價格。

An Alabama man who pumped the price of Bitcoin after hacking the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and falsely announcing the approval of spot BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) was sentenced on Friday to 14 months behind bars.

一名阿拉巴馬州的男子在黑客攻擊美國證券交易委員會的X帳戶以及錯誤地宣布批准現貨BTC交易所交易基金（ETFS）的X帳戶後被判處比特幣的價格。

The false X post sent the price of Bitcoin briefly surging at the time.

False X Post在當時短暫飆升的比特幣價格。

SEC Hacker Jailed

SEC黑客入獄

Eric Council Jr., a resident of Athens, Alabama, gained unauthorized access to the SEC’s Twitter (aka X) account in early January 2024 and tweeted a bogus statement about the greenlighting of Bitcoin ETFs that briefly shot up the price of the bellwether crypto by over $1,000 within minutes.

阿拉巴馬州雅典居民埃里克議會（Eric Council Jr.

Prosecutors claimed that the 26-year-old conspired with others to take control of the account and post, “Today the SEC grants approval for Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all registered national securities exchanges.”

檢察官聲稱，這名26歲的年輕人與其他人合謀控制了該帳戶並發布，“今天，SEC贈款批准了比特幣ETF，以列出所有註冊的國家證券交易所。”

Bitcoin, however, fell by over $2,000 shortly after former SEC chairman Gary Gensler confirmed that the tweet was a fake and that the agency’s account was compromised. During a search warrant at Council’s residence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered a laptop that contained internet searches for phrases like, “How can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI?” and “What are some signs that the FBI is after you?”

然而，在前SEC主席加里·蓋斯勒（Gary Gensler）確認該推文是假的，並且該機構的帳戶被損害後，比特幣不久下跌了2,000美元。在理事會居住的搜查令中，聯邦調查局發現了一台筆記本電腦，其中包含互聯網搜索諸如“我怎麼能確定我是否正在接受聯邦調查局的調查？”之類的短語？ ”和“聯邦調查局追隨您的跡像有什麼跡象？ ”

Ironically, the SEC ended up approving the first batch of spot Bitcoin ETFs just a day after the hack, allowing the highly-awaited products to be traded in the United States.

具有諷刺意味的是，SEC最終僅在黑客攻擊後的第二天就批准了第一批比特幣ETF，從而允許在美國交易備受期待的產品。

Council was eventually arrested in October 2024. In February, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.

理事會最終於2024年10月被捕。 2月，他認罪了一項陰謀罪，犯有嚴重的身份盜竊和訪問裝置欺詐。

In a statement, interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Ferris Pirro said Council’s actions ultimately hurt the integrity of the markets. Pirro was tapped by President Donald Trump last week to head that office in D.C.

在一份聲明中，美國哥倫比亞特區的臨時檢察官說，理事會的行動最終損害了市場的完整性。皮羅（Pirro）上週被總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）攻擊，負責DC的該辦公室

“Schemes of this nature threaten the health and integrity of our market system,” Pirro stated. “SIM swap schemes threaten the financial security of average citizens, financial institutions, and government agencies. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you can’t be caught. You will be caught, prosecuted, and will pay the price for the damage your actions create.”

Pirro說：“這種性質的計劃威脅到我們市場體系的健康和完整性。” “ SIM Swap計劃威脅著普通公民，金融機構和政府機構的財務安全。不要欺騙自己以為自己不能被抓住。您將被抓，起訴，並將為您的行動造成的損害付出代價。”

In addition to Council’s prison term, he was ordered to forfeit $50,000 in proceeds from his offenses and will serve 36 months of supervised release, with restrictions on accessing the dark web and engaging in identity-related crimes.

除了理事會的監獄任期外，他還被命令從他的罪行中取消50,000美元的收益，並將在36個月的監督下釋放，並限制訪問黑暗網絡並從事與身份相關的犯罪。