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SEC blames SIM swapping for its X account hack

By Douglas Gillison

Jan 24 2024 6:33AM

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SEC blames SIM swapping for its X account hack

Wall Street's top regulator said it was the victim of "SIM swapping" when its account on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was hacked earlier this month. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also said that, six months prior to the attack, staff had removed an ...

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