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After this incident, it was revealed that the SEC Twitter account was compromised via the phone number associated with it's account, and they also didn't have 2-factor authentication (2FA) enabled.
Twitter's (X) Safety team response:

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Statement from the SEC regarding the Twitter (X) incident: "While SEC staff is still assessing the scope of the incident, there is currently no evidence that the unauthorized party gained access to SEC systems, data, devices, or other social media accounts".

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SEC blames ‘SIM swap’ attack for hacked X account prior to official Bitcoin ETF approval

The SEC had multifactor authentication enabled six months prior to the hack, but it was disabled by X Support following a request by an SEC staff member, the securities regulator revealed.

“Two days after the incident, in consultation with the SEC’s telecom carrier, the SEC determined that the unauthorized party obtained control of the SEC cell phone number associated with the account in an apparent ‘SIM swap’ attack,” an SEC spokesperson said on Jan. 22.

“Once in control of the phone number, the unauthorized party reset the password for the @SECGov account,” the SEC spokesperson added.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-blames-sim-swap-attack-hacked-x-account-prior-official-bitcoin-etf-approval

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