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Statement on Unauthorized Access to the SEC’s @SECGov X.com Account
Based on current information, staff understands that, shortly after 4:00 pm ET on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, an unauthorized party gained access to the @SECGov X.com account by obtaining control over the phone number associated with the account. The unauthorized party made one post at 4:11 pm ET purporting to announce the Commission’s approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, as well as a second post approximately two minutes later that said “$BTC.” The unauthorized party subsequently deleted the second post, but not the first. Using the @SECGov account, the unauthorized party also liked two posts by ... (full story)
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SEC Statement on the Hack of Its X Account and the Resulting Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval Announcement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission release this statement in response to the hack of its X account that led to a fake announcement being issued in the SEC's name saying the regulator had a approved a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund: Based on current information, staff understands that, shortly after 4:00 pm ET on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, an unauthorized party gained access to the @SECGov X.com account by obtaining control over the phone number associated with the account. The unauthorized party made one post at 4:11 pm ET purporting to announce the Commission’s approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded ... (full story)