{"id":57448,"date":"2024-10-18T14:06:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T14:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36488\/Alleged-Bitcoin-Hacker-Searched-Signs-The-FBI-Is-After-You.html"},"modified":"2024-10-18T14:06:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T14:06:07","slug":"alleged-bitcoin-hacker-searched-signs-the-fbi-is-after-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/alleged-bitcoin-hacker-searched-signs-the-fbi-is-after-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Bitcoin Hacker Searched &#8216;Signs The FBI Is After You&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure readability=\"4\">\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" 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fYAfXe\">He is accused of being part of a group which hacked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) social media in January to make a fake post about Bitcoin, causing the cryptocurrency to surge in value.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The regulator <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-68025683\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">previously admitted<!-- --><\/a> a key security step to access its X account had been removed. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\" readability=\"30.213953488372\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The post sent by hackers on the SEC&#8217;s X account made the false claim the regulator had allowed Bitcoin to be part of mainstream investment funds.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">This caused the price of the cryptocurrency to rise by about $1,000 (\u00a3770), according to the US Department of Justice, before falling by $2,000 when it was found to be untrue.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Despite the confusion caused by the hack, the SEC <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-67916142\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">later approved<!-- --><\/a> Bitcoin to be a part of mainstream investment, through what are known as spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">According to <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/fbi-arrests-alabama-man-january-2024-sec-x-hack-spiked-value-bitcoin\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">court documents,<!-- --><\/a> Eric Council Jr went under the aliases Ronin, Easymunny, and AGiantSchnauzer online, and searched &#8220;SECGOV hack&#8221; and &#8220;Telegram sim swap&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/media\/1373721\/dl?inline\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">He is also alleged<!-- --><\/a> to have searched &#8220;federal identity theft statute&#8221; and &#8220;how long does it take to delete Telegram account&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Telegram is a messaging app with more than 950 million monthly active users.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">How was the SEC hacked?<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\" readability=\"34\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The SEC has confirmed its account was compromised by a Sim swap attack.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">This is when someone fraudulently gets a mobile phone carrier to apply an existing telephone number to a new Sim card.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In this case, the alleged perpetrator is accused of creating a fake ID with the details of an SEC employee which were passed on to him by 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