SEC Says ‘SIM Swap’ Attack Enabled Takeover of X Account
The Jan. 9 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) account on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) was apparently the result of a “SIM swap” attack. The regulator announced this finding in a Monday (Jan. 22) statement to the media, which was posted to a web page…
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