Eric Council Jr. Sentenced to 14 Months for Hacking SEC's X Account to Boost Bitcoin Price
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Eric Council Jr. has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for hacking the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an attempt to manipulate the price of Bitcoin. The Department of Justice announced the sentence.