Eric Council Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to hacking the SEC’s X account in January 2024, using a SIM swap attack. His fraudulent post falsely announced Bitcoin ETF approvals, causing a Bitcoin price spike before a sharp drop. Council received $50,000 in Bitcoin for his role. He faces up to five years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for May 2025.
Microsoft IIS Servers Targeted For Malware Deployment
Chinese hacking operation, DragonRank, is suspected of compromising Microsoft Internet Information Services servers across nine countries including India, Japan and Brazil through BadIIS malware. The
