据美国司法部公告，阿拉巴马州男子 Eric Council Jr. 因参与 SIM 卡调换并劫持 SEC 官方 X 账号发布虚假比特币 ETF 批准消息，被判 14 个月监禁及 3 年监管释放。该虚假消息一度推动 BTC 价格上涨逾 1,000 美元，后迅速下跌超 2,000 美元。Council 通过 SIM 卡调换并伪造身份信息获取了 SEC 账号控制权，并因此获 BTC 作为酬劳。

<div>据美国司法部公告，阿拉巴马州男子 Eric Council Jr. 因参与 SIM 卡调换并劫持 SEC 官方 X 账号发布虚假比特币 ETF 批准消息，被判 14 个月监禁及 3 年监管释放。该虚假消息一度推动 BTC 价格上涨逾 1,000 美元，后迅速下跌超 2,000 美元。Council 通过 SIM 卡调换并伪造身份信息获取了 SEC 账号控制权，并因此获 BTC 作为酬劳。<br><br></div>

美国一男子因劫持 SEC X 账号发布虚假 BTC ETF 批准消息被判刑

According to the U.S. Department of Justice announcement, Eric Council Jr., a man from Alabama, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for participating in a SIM card swap and hijacking the <SEC> official <X> account to publish a false Bitcoin ETF approval message. The false message temporarily pushed the BTC price up by over $1,000 before quickly dropping more than $2,000. Council gained control of the <SEC> account through a SIM card swap and forged identity information, and was rewarded with BTC as compensation.

<div>According to the U.S. Department of Justice announcement, Eric Council Jr., an Alabama man, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for participating in a SIM card swap and hijacking the SEC's official X account to post a false Bitcoin ETF approval message. The false message temporarily pushed BTC prices up by over $1,000 before quickly dropping more than $2,000. Council gained control of the SEC account through a SIM card swap and forged identity information, and was compensated with BTC as a result.<br><br></div>

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