TGF Premium ⭐ Warfare Posted January 10, 2024 TGF Premium Share Posted January 10, 2024 A few hours ago, SEC posted on Twitter that they granted approval for spot Bitcoin ETFs. It turns out that their Twitter account was hacked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Root Admin MrD Posted January 10, 2024 Root Admin Share Posted January 10, 2024 What a joke..indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGF Premium ⭐ Warfare Posted January 10, 2024 Author TGF Premium Share Posted January 10, 2024 The tweet below didn't age well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGF Premium ⭐ Warfare Posted January 12, 2024 Author TGF Premium Share Posted January 12, 2024 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGF Premium ⭐ Warfare Posted January 13, 2024 Author TGF Premium Share Posted January 13, 2024 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". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin MrD Posted January 22, 2024 Root Admin Share Posted January 22, 2024 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahul verma Posted January 30, 2024 Share Posted January 30, 2024 New revelations from the investigation into the SEC's Twitter account compromise reveal that it stemmed from a SIM swapping attack and that MFA had been disabled on the account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGF Premium ⭐ Warfare Posted December 12, 2024 Author TGF Premium Share Posted December 12, 2024 For anyone wondering, they caught the hacker of SEC's Twitter/X account. FBI arrested 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. from Alabama, USA. He and other unnamed parties used the SIM-swapping technique to get access to SEC's main account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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