The SEC says its X account was taken over with a SIM swap attack Engadget
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- “Once in control of the phone number, the unauthorized party reset the password for the @SECGov account.”The hack of its X account, which was taken over in order to falsely claim that bitcoin ETFs had been approved, has raised questions about SEC’s security practices..
- “Once access was reestablished, MFA remained disabled until staff reenabled it after the account was compromised on January 9,” it said..
- The Securities and Exchange Commission has provided more details about how its official X account was compromised earlier this month..
- The regulator said it’s investigating these questions, along with the Department of Justice, FBI, Homeland Security and its own Inspector General..
The Securities and Exchange Commission has provided more details about how its official X account was compromised earlier this month. In a statement, the regulator confirmed that it had been the vi [+1758 chars]