SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. WESTBROOK

  1. January 09, 2026

    SEC's 'Hack-To-Trade' Suit Was Unfairly Served, UK Man Says

    An accused hacker in the U.K. seeks to shed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations he made $3.75 million trading on nonpublic information he improperly gained access to, arguing he'd been unfairly served in prison.

  2. September 27, 2024

    UK Man Indicted On $4M 'Hack-To-Trade' Scheme

    New Jersey federal prosecutors announced Friday that a U.K. man has been arrested and is awaiting extradition on charges of hacking into the email accounts of several corporate executives in order to steal nonpublic information that he used to turn a profit of almost $4 million.