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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Crypto Chaos: Inside SEC's X Account Hack And Market Impact

A recent hacking attack on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought to the surface agonizing details about "SIM swapping" that compromised its official X (formerly known as Twitter) account.

The hacker took control of a staff member's cell phone number via SEC's telecom carrier, gained unauthorized access to the @SECGov account and published a false post on Jan. 9 regarding the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs.

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