FBI arrests Alabama man in connection to SEC social media hack
Sam Sabin Federal authorities have arrested a man in Athens, Alabama who allegedly helped hack the Securities and Exchange Commission’s account on X, formerly Twitter, earlier this year. Why it matters: The arrest is the first indication of who was actually behind the incident, which sent shockwaves through the financial and crypto world. Catch up quick: In January, someone hacked the SEC’s X account and published a post falsely saying that national exchanges were now approved […]
