An Alabama man is facing up to five years in prison over the January 2024 takeover of the SEC’s social media account on X.
The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) this week announced the guilty plea of Eric Council Jr., of Athens, Alabama, in connection with the January 2024 unauthorized takeover of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s social media account on X.
The 25-year-old, along with several co-conspirators, used a SIM-swapping technique to hack into the SEC’s X account, and post
