阿拉巴马州的男子在黑客SEC的X帐户被判入狱14个月后泵送比特币价格

False X Post在当时短暂飙升的比特币价格。

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.

一名阿拉巴马州的男子在黑客攻击美国证券交易委员会的X帐户以及错误地宣布批准现货BTC交易所交易基金（ETFS）的X帐户后被判处比特币的价格。

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

False X Post在当时短暂飙升的比特币价格。

SEC Hacker Jailed

SEC黑客入狱

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.

阿拉巴马州雅典居民埃里克议会（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.”

检察官声称，这名26岁的年轻人与其他人合谋控制了该帐户并发布，“今天，SEC赠款批准了比特币ETF，以列出所有注册的国家证券交易所。”

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·盖斯勒（Gary Gensler）确认该推文是假的，并且该机构的帐户被损害后，比特币不久下跌了2,000美元。在理事会居住的搜查令中，联邦调查局发现了一台笔记本电脑，其中包含互联网搜索诸如“我怎么能确定我是否正在接受联邦调查局的调查？”之类的短语？”和“联邦调查局追随您的迹象有什么迹象？”

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.

具有讽刺意味的是，SEC最终仅在黑客攻击后的第二天就批准了第一批比特币ETF，从而允许在美国交易备受期待的产品。

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.

理事会最终于2024年10月被捕。2月，他认罪了一项阴谋罪，犯有严重的身份盗窃和访问装置欺诈。

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.

在一份声明中，美国哥伦比亚特区的临时检察官说，理事会的行动最终损害了市场的完整性。皮罗（Pirro）上周被总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）攻击，负责DC的该办公室

“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说：“这种性质的计划威胁到我们市场体系的健康和完整性。” “ SIM Swap计划威胁着普通公民，金融机构和政府机构的财务安全。不要欺骗自己以为自己不能被抓住。您将被抓，起诉，并将为您的行动造成的损害付出代价。”

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.

除了理事会的监狱任期外，他还被命令从他的罪行中取消50,000美元的收益，并将在36个月的监督下释放，并限制访问黑暗网络并从事与身份相关的犯罪。