The FBI arrested a hacker suspected of attacking the SEC X account in the U.S

ChainCatcher news, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a man from Alabama for his involvement in the January 2024 hacking of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) X account, an incident that caused a surge in Bitcoin prices.

In January 2024, hackers posted false news claiming that the SEC was expected to release an announcement regarding Bitcoin, which led to a spike in cryptocurrency prices. An SEC spokesperson confirmed in a statement to The Guardian that the unauthorized posts on the @SECGov account "were not drafted or created by the SEC."