美联储因 SEC 比特币 Twitter 黑客攻击事件被捕

Eric Council 因涉嫌在 1 月份比特币 ETF 现货 ETF 获批前夕入侵监管机构的 X（前 Twitter）账户而于周四被捕。

Eric Council Jr., 25, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly hacking the SEC’s X (formerly Twitter) account in January and falsely posting that the regulatory agency had granted highly anticipated approval for spot bitcoin ETFs.

25 岁的埃里克·康瑟尔 (Eric Council Jr.) 于周四被捕，原因是他涉嫌在 1 月份入侵 SEC 的 X（前身为 Twitter）账户，并虚假发布监管机构已批准了备受期待的现货比特币 ETF。

The post, federal authorities say, sent the price of bitcoin spiraling upwards by more than $1,000. The problem, however, was that the SEC was yet to approve the applications.

联邦当局称，该帖子导致比特币价格飙升超过 1,000 美元。然而问题是美国证券交易委员会尚未批准这些申请。

Council has been charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud for the alleged hack, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

美国司法部周四表示，该委员会已被指控串谋实施严重身份盗窃和访问设备欺诈行为。

According to the DOJ, Council and an unidentified co-conspirator planned to hack the SEC’s X account and falsely announce the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, which would lead to a rise in bitcoin prices and, subsequently, profits for the duo.

据美国司法部称，该委员会和一名身份不明的同谋计划入侵 SEC 的 X 账户，并错误地宣布批准现货比特币 ETF，这将导致比特币价格上涨，从而为两人带来利润。

The pair allegedly obtained login credentials for the SEC’s X account from an unnamed third party and used them to access the account on January 12. They then posted a message stating that the SEC had approved spot bitcoin ETFs, an announcement that was quickly picked up by several news outlets.

据称，两人从未具名的第三方获得了 SEC X 账户的登录凭据，并于 1 月 12 日使用这些凭据访问了该账户。随后，他们发布了一条消息，称 SEC 已批准现货比特币 ETF，这一消息很快被 SEC 获悉。多家新闻媒体。

The price of bitcoin rose sharply following the post, reaching a high of nearly $24,000 on January 13. However, the SEC later clarified that it had not approved any spot bitcoin ETFs, and the price of the cryptocurrency began to decline.

消息发布后，比特币价格大幅上涨，在 1 月 13 日达到近 24,000 美元的高位。不过，SEC 随后澄清称，并未批准任何现货比特币 ETF，加密货币价格开始下跌。

By January 16, the price of bitcoin had fallen to around $22,000, a loss of more than $1,000 from the peak price reached following the SEC’s X account hack.

到 1 月 16 日，比特币的价格已跌至 22,000 美元左右，较 SEC X 账户黑客攻击后达到的峰值价格损失了 1,000 多美元。

The DOJ said that Council’s alleged actions caused “substantial losses to others,” but did not specify the exact amount of the losses.

美国司法部表示，该委员会涉嫌的行为“给他人造成了重大损失”，但没有具体说明损失的具体金额。

Council faces a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison for the conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft charge and seven years for the access device fraud charge. He is scheduled to appear in court again on March 20.

该委员会因共谋实施严重身份盗窃罪而面临最高 12 年监禁，因接入设备欺诈罪而面临最高 7 年监禁。他定于3月20日再次出庭。