{"id":140038,"date":"2024-10-18T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=140038"},"modified":"2024-10-18T02:24:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:24:51","slug":"fbi-arrests-hacker-behind-fake-bitcoin-etf-approval-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/fbi-arrests-hacker-behind-fake-bitcoin-etf-approval-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Arrests Hacker Behind Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to an Oct. 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/fbi-arrests-alabama-man-january-2024-sec-x-hack-spiked-value-bitcoin\"><strong>statement<\/strong><\/a>, Eric Concil Jr. was taken into custody following allegations of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.<\/p>\n<p>According to federal authorities, Concil is accused of being part of a group that hacked the SEC&#8217;s X account in January 2024 and posted a fake message on January 9 claiming that the SEC had approved the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) for Bitcoin in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The fake announcement helped the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/bitcoin\/\"><strong>price of Bitcoin<\/strong><\/a> jump by over $1,000 after publication, causing further turmoil in the markets.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/radiant-capital-faces-48-million-exploit-rdnt-token-drops\/\" title=\"Radiant Capital Faces $48 Million Exploit, RDNT Token Drops\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" 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