{"id":8379,"date":"2025-02-10T17:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=8379"},"modified":"2025-02-10T17:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:15:23","slug":"plea-deal-may-cost-alleged-hacker-50k-over-fake-sec-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/plea-deal-may-cost-alleged-hacker-50k-over-fake-sec-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Plea Deal May Cost Alleged Hacker $50K Over Fake SEC Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MzIzYzMtNGI4Mi03ZjI2LTk3N2MtMzllZTZmOWZkYTQ2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The person who reportedly assisted in breaching the SEC\u2019s X account to disseminate a counterfeit Bitcoin ETF approval notification made approximately $50,000, which he may now be obligated to relinquish.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sec-hacker-fake-bitcoin-etf-post-plea-agreement?utm_source=rss_feed&#038;utm_medium=rss_tag_regulation&#038;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The person who reportedly assisted in breaching the SEC\u2019s X account to disseminate a counterfeit Bitcoin ETF approval notification made approximately $50,000, which he may now be obligated to relinquish. 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