Ron Burgundy Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a U.K. man it said hacked into online brokerage accounts of several U.S. investors, placed unauthorized stock trades, and within minutes made profitable trades in the same stocks in his own account. A federal judge issued an emergency order freezing assets belonging to the defendant, Idris Dayo Mustapha, the SEC said on Wednesday, shortly after filing its civil lawsuit with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. It was unclear whether Mustapha had a lawyer. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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