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Hacker’s Google Search Gave Him Away – You Won’t Believe What He Looked Up!

Summary by Information Security Newspaper | Hacking News
Washington, D.C. – In a landmark case highlighting the growing cybersecurity threats to financial institutions and digital platforms, Eric Council Jr., a 25-year-old Alabama resident, has pleaded guilty to conducting a SIM-swapping attack that led to the hijacking of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) official X (formerly Twitter) account in January 2024. His cyber intrusion enabled the posting of a fraudulent Bitcoin ETF approv…
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Hacker’s Google Search Gave Him Away – You Won’t Believe What He Looked Up!

Washington, D.C. – In a landmark case highlighting the growing cybersecurity threats to financial institutions and digital platforms, Eric Council Jr., a 25-year-old Alabama resident, has pleaded guilty to conducting a SIM-swapping attack that led to the hijacking of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) official X (formerly Twitter) account in January 2024. His cyber intrusion enabled the posting of a fraudulent Bitcoin ETF approv…

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Information Security Newspaper | Hacking News broke the news in on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
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