The SEC says a hacker pulled off a 'SIM swap' attack on a cell phone to get control of the regulator's X account this month

The SEC says a hacker pulled off a 'SIM swap' attack on a cell phone to get control of the regulator's X account this month

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None The SEC said a "SIM swap" attack on a staffer's allowed illicit access to its X account this month. • None No evidence was found that the hacker accessed SEC systems, data, devices, or other social media accounts. • None Law enforcement is investigating how the hacker convinced the carrier to…

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