Eric Council Jr. is accused of being part of a group that artificially inflated the value of bitcoin for profits, using a fake SEC decision. Council allegedly executed a SIM swap to control a phone number receiving two-factor authentication codes for an SEC account. After publicizing the false decision, his group sold large amounts of bitcoin acquired cheaply.
Update: Kering confirms Gucci and other brands hacked; claims no conversations with hackers?
On September 11, DataBreaches broke the story that customers of several high-end fashion brands owned by Paris-headquartered Kering had their personal information acquired by ShinyHunters
