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Alabama Man Sentenced in SEC X Account Hack That Manipulated Bitcoin Market—Impact Felt Across Georgia

Summary by Lanier County News
By Carol A. Gasser Moore WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 26-year-old Alabama man was sentenced Friday to 14 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a high-profile cybercrime that compromised the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) official account on X (formerly Twitter) and caused volatile ripples across financial markets—including investors in Georgia, where cryptocurrency use and digital finance engagem…
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Lanier County News broke the news in on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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