Hacker Jailed for Posting Fake Bitcoin ETF News on SEC’s X Account
The DOJ handed down a prison sentence after the SEC’s social media was hacked to falsely announce bitcoin ETF approval, briefly sending crypto markets into overdrive. DOJ Sentences Hacker for SEC X Breach and Bitcoin ETF...
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