{"id":77832,"date":"2025-05-19T19:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/sim-scammer-who-helped-hijack-sec-x-account-put-behind-bars-the-register\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T19:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:56:10","slug":"sim-scammer-who-helped-hijack-sec-x-account-put-behind-bars-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/sim-scammer-who-helped-hijack-sec-x-account-put-behind-bars-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"SIM scammer who helped hijack SEC X account put behind bars \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.fiverr.com\/visit\/?bta=1052423&nci=17043\" Target=\"_Top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fiverr.ck-cdn.com\/tn\/serve\/?cid=40081059\"  width=\"601\" height=\"201\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<p>An Alabama man who SIM-swapped his means into the SEC&#8217;s official X account, enabling a pretend ETF announcement that briefly pumped Bitcoin, has been sentenced to 14 months in jail and three years of supervised launch.<\/p>\n<p>Previous to his conviction and sentencing on Friday, Eric Council Jr., 26, of Huntsville, Alabama, proved as soon as once more that cybercriminals are very unhealthy at web search hygiene.<\/p>\n<p>Council used his private pc to go looking &#8220;SECGOV hack,&#8221; &#8220;telegram sim swap,&#8221; &#8220;how can I do know for positive if I&#8217;m being investigated by the FBI,&#8221; &#8220;Federal identification theft statute,&#8221; and different incriminating phrases, in keeping with court docket paperwork [<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2025\/05\/19\/eric_council_jr_sim_swapping_indictment.pdf\">PDF<\/a>].<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\">\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p>The 26-year-old <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/02\/11\/sim_swapped_guilty_plea\/\">pleaded guilty<\/a> in February to conspiracy to commit aggravated identification theft and entry machine fraud after he and others <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/18\/sec_bitcoin_arrest\/\">took over the SEC&#8217;s X account<\/a> in January 2024. The crew used the compromised account to submit a message that purported to come back from then-SEC chair <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/01\/20\/trump_meme_coin\/\">Gary Gensler<\/a> and falsely introduced that the federal government had accredited Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><br \/>\n                <\/noscript>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Based on the DOJ, the hoax message triggered a bounce of greater than $1,000 in Bitcoin&#8217;s worth. After the federal regulator regained management of the compromised account and posted a retraction, the worth dropped by over $2,000.<\/p>\n<p>Council and his co-conspirator compromised the social media account through SIM-swapping somebody who had entry to the SEC&#8217;s X account. SIM swapping is a rip-off the place crooks trick a cellular service into transferring a sufferer&#8217;s quantity to a SIM they management, letting them hijack calls, texts, and login codes. The court docket paperwork establish the sufferer as &#8220;C.L.,&#8221; and element how Council tricked an worker at an AT&amp;T retailer in Huntsville.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>In early January 2024, Council obtained the sufferer C.L.&#8217;s private info from co-conspirators and used it to create a pretend ID with the assistance of an ID card printer.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed an in-store AT&amp;T worker the phony ID, advised the employee that he was an FBI worker who had damaged his cellphone and wanted a brand new SIM card, after which obtained a brand new SIM card linked to C.L.&#8217;s account.<\/p>\n<p>Council then visited a close-by Apple retailer, purchased an iPhone, and put the C.L. SIM card into this new cell phone to obtain two-factor safety reset codes related to the @SECGov X account.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aCuMjt2VQXiXubhiu0dXOgAAAlQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>He shared the reset code along with his co-conspirator, who used it to entry the SEC&#8217;s X account and submit a false announcement concerning the approval of Bitcoin ETFs. Following this, Council returned the iPhone for a money refund.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The deliberate takeover of a federal company&#8217;s official communications platform was a calculated prison act meant to deceive the general public and manipulate monetary markets,&#8221; mentioned FBI Prison Investigative Division Appearing Assistant Director Darren Cox in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/alabama-man-sentenced-14-months-connection-securities-and-exchange-commission-x-hack-spiked\">statement<\/a> after the sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By spreading false info to affect the markets, Council tried to erode public belief and exploit the monetary system,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;In the present day&#8217;s sentencing makes clear that anybody who abuses public platforms for prison acquire can be held accountable.&#8221; \u00ae<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<iframe data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets?id=U2FsdGVkX18x7XQvttUTrv1oEqmGNGTgvvCUiUoJ\/AP4z\/UyMz8lXGOLpu15jIMxBbTR0gmD5uBoFvhC4KWeALQRp3h\/X\/AwcVD0K8Wj9H\/ZzYKzcCNHosB9oS4SCJJFWiN85P9ICAc4OgCoE\/wHKIY7CDkf2\/DQ1vqGvk4smVe5cRDEmrLPCWi4FC8p40VUhSmWQ5udCm0zoJtorgWv3vbDQw0kKYkwn39ozAnQXDe+YvWMxkLFWA+O3TFwkJvdkIK+\/AUSnRssPKt5WHY0FhNOxnSPcLslEL4G4\/RfP95ve99U+kRnDy3X+KtzdQLY+u935ghON\/o3UE4IMv9oN6JX9RnxzL\/LRcOgnHigxStSGPKsZYtnz8RWNVT\/rOLAibqiWJadC5MYHRbekF3eg6FOGrQGkXYbsn0+a5aovnlLCbLwIqY9fcS17UX8J235iQ6cdmHNbrPeS84CMm34RA==&affiliate_id=1052423&strip_google_tagmanager=true\" loading=\"lazy\" data-with-title=\"true\" class=\"fiverr_nga_frame\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-mode=\"random_gigs\" onload=\" var frame = this; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.addEventListener('load', function() { window.FW_SDK.register(frame); }); script.setAttribute('src', 'https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets\/sdk'); document.body.appendChild(script); \" ><\/iframe>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/05\/19\/sim_swapper_sec_x_account\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Alabama man who SIM-swapped his means into the SEC&#8217;s official X account, enabling a pretend ETF announcement that briefly pumped Bitcoin, has been sentenced&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-universe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SIM scammer who helped hijack SEC X account put behind bars \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. 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