小埃里克議會（Eric Council Jr.

來自阿拉巴馬州的26歲的埃里克議會（Eric Council Jr.

A 26-year-old Alabama man, Eric Council Jr., has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Twitter account and posting a fraudulent announcement about Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), causing a temporary $1,000 spike in Bitcoin's price. The sentence, announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, follows Council’s guilty plea in November 2025 to a conspiracy charge.

一名26歲的阿拉巴馬州男子小埃里克議會（Eric Council Jr.美國檢察官辦公室紐約南部地區宣布的這一判決是在2025年11月委員會的有罪認罪之後的判決。

Council, also known as “Ronin,” “Easymunny,” and “AGiantSchnauzer” online, was a key figure in the January 2024 hack, which unfolded after Council and his co-conspirators began collecting information on an SEC employee who had access to the @SECGov account.

理事會也被稱為“ Ronin”，“ Easymunny”和“ Agiantschnauzer”在線，是2024年1月HACK的關鍵人物，該人在理事會和他的同謀開始收集有關訪問@Secgov帳戶的SEC僱員的信息之後展開。

Using a portable ID printer purchased on eBay, Council created a fake driver’s license and impersonated the employee at an AT&T store in Huntsville, Alabama, to obtain a SIM card that was illegally linked to the victim’s phone.

理事會使用在eBay上購買的便攜式ID打印機，在阿拉巴馬州亨茨維爾的AT＆T商店中設立了偽造的駕駛執照，並獲得了與受害者電話非法鏈接的SIM卡。

Council later purchased an iPhone at an Apple Store and used it to receive password reset codes for the SEC’s Twitter account, which he shared with his accomplices to post the deceptive tweet. For his role, Council was paid approximately $50,000 in Bitcoin, which he later exchanged for cash.

理事會後來在Apple商店購買了iPhone，並用它來接收SEC Twitter帳戶的密碼重置代碼，他與他的同夥分享了該iPhone，以發布欺騙性的推文。擔任職務，理事會的比特幣被支付了約50,000美元，後來他換了現金。

This case follows another major crypto crime case, where 12 individuals were indicted in a $263 million racketeering scheme involving computer intrusions, physical break-ins, and the theft of cryptocurrency.

此案是在另一個重大的加密犯罪案件之後進行的，該案涉及12個人，涉及一項涉及計算機入侵，身體闖入和盜竊加密貨幣的2.63億美元的球拍計劃。

The rapid advancement of cybercrime tactics, evident in recent breaches like the Coinbase data theft, where hackers bribed support agents, and the violent kidnappings of crypto millionaires in Europe, underscores the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures, ranging from two-factor authentication to advanced insider threat detection programs.

網絡犯罪策略的快速發展，在最近的違規行為（例如Coinbase數據盜竊）中，黑客賄賂支持者以及歐洲加密百萬富翁的暴力綁架，這強調了對強大的網絡安全測量的關鍵需求，從兩因素身份驗證到先進的內部威脅性探測計劃，包括強大的網絡安全測量。

Council’s sentence is part of a broader effort to combat cryptocurrency fraud, which has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years.

理事會的判決是打擊加密貨幣欺詐行為的更廣泛努力的一部分，近年來，該欺詐行為變得越來越複雜。

As the use of cryptocurrencies continues to grow, so too does the ingenuity of scammers, posing a significant threat to individuals, institutions, and the broader cryptocurrency market.

隨著加密貨幣的使用不斷增長，騙子的創造力也會對個人，機構和更廣泛的加密貨幣市場構成重大威脅。