FBI arrests suspect in hacking of US SEC X account

FILE PHOTO: The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Alabama man was arrested on Thursday over criminal charges that he hacked the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s X account earlier this year, in an action that caused Bitcoin’s value to spike, federal prosecutors announced.

(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch)