SIM-Swap 黑客被控操纵比特币市场

此次黑客攻击发生在 1 月 9 日，即美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 批准现货比特币交易所交易基金的前一天。

A member of the notorious “Chain Gang” collective of cryptocurrency fraudsters has been charged in connection with a hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's official X account on January 10, an incident that was designed to manipulate the price of Bitcoin.

臭名昭著的加密货币诈骗集团“链帮”的一名成员因 1 月 10 日黑客入侵美国证券交易委员会官方 X 账户而被指控，该事件旨在操纵比特币价格。

According to the indictment, Council, who is also known online as "Ronin," "AGiantSchnauzer" and @Easymunny, accessed the SEC Gov X account through a SIM swap and used it to falsely announce the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

根据起诉书，Council 在网上也被称为“Ronin”、“AGiantSchnauzer”和 @Easymunny，通过 SIM 交换访问 SEC Gov X 账户，并利用该账户错误地宣布现货比特币交易所交易基金获得批准。

The indictment states that Council and his co-conspirators "obtained access to the @SECGov X account by performing a SIM swap on the cell phone number that was linked to the account."

起诉书称，Council 及其同谋“通过对与该帐户关联的手机号码进行 SIM 卡交换，获得了对 @SECGov X 帐户的访问权限。”

"A SIM swap attack refers to the process of fraudulently inducing a carrier to reassign a cell phone number from the legitimate subscriber or user's SIM card to a SIM card, and telephone, controlled by a criminal actor," the indictment says.

起诉书称：“SIM 交换攻击是指以欺诈手段诱导运营商将合法订户或用户 SIM 卡上的手机号码重新分配给犯罪分子控制的 SIM 卡和电话的过程。”

"This allows the criminal actor to intercept calls, texts, and other communications that are directed to the victim's cell phone number. Multi-factor authentication that is linked to the victim's cell phone number will be sent to the criminal actor's telephone, allowing the criminal actor to complete the login process."

“这使得犯罪分子能够拦截定向到受害者手机号码的电话、短信和其他通信。与受害者手机号码相关联的多因素身份验证将被发送到犯罪分子的电话，从而允许犯罪分子演员来完成登录过程。”

The @SECGov X account was used to falsely announce the SEC's approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products on January 10.

@SECGov X 账户被用来虚假宣布 SEC 于 1 月 10 日批准现货比特币交易所交易产品。

"Breaking: The SEC has just authorized the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products for the first time in history," the post said.

帖子称：“突发新闻：美国证券交易委员会刚刚授权比特币现货交易所交易产品上市和交易，这在历史上还是第一次。”

"This monumental decision comes after years of anticipation and will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the cryptocurrency industry and the broader financial markets."

“这一重大决定是经过多年的预期而做出的，无疑将对加密货币行业和更广泛的金融市场产生深远的影响。”

The post was deleted about 25 minutes after it went up, but that was enough time to move the market. Investors rushed to buy Bitcoin, driving the price up by $1,000, the indictment says. After the correction was posted, the price dropped by $2,000.

该帖子发布后约 25 分钟就被删除，但这足以撼动市场。起诉书称，投资者争相购买比特币，导致价格上涨 1,000 美元。修正发布后，价格下跌了 2,000 美元。

Council was paid in Bitcoin for carrying out the SIM swap, according to the indictment. During the investigation, federal agents found that he had used his personal computer to search for "SECGOV hack," "federal identity theft statute" and "how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI."

起诉书称，理事会因进行 SIM 卡交换而获得了比特币报酬。在调查过程中，联邦探员发现他使用个人电脑搜索“SECGOV hack”、“联邦身份盗窃法规”和“我如何确定我是否正在接受 FBI 调查”。

“In this case, the unauthorized actor allegedly utilized SIM swapping to manipulate the global financial market,” FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Geist said in a statement. “The FBI will continue to work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners around the country and globe to hold accountable those who break U.S. laws.”

“在本案中，未经授权的行为者据称利用 SIM 卡交换来操纵全球金融市场，”联邦调查局代理特别探员盖斯特在一份声明中表示。 “联邦调查局将继续与我们在全国和全球各地的执法伙伴不懈合作，追究那些违反美国法律的人的责任。”

If convicted, Council faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

如果罪名成立，市议会将面临最高五年监禁的处罚。