House Financial Services demands SEC briefing on compromised X account, Bitcoin ETF post
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday demanded that SEC Director Gary Gensler answer the committee's questions about the SEC's X account hack. The SEC's X (formerly Twitter) account posted on Tuesday that the SEC had approved a cryptocurrency ETF, briefly sending Bitcoin prices soaring before it was revealed to be a hoax. […]
X blames poor SEC security for account hack
Platform X, formerly known as Twitter, said Wednesday that the hack into its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account was not due to a breach of the social media company's systems. In Wednesday's post According to an account from Company X's security team, the company blamed SEC security for a hack that led to a […]
Twitter Safety: ‘Compromised’ SEC Account Posted Fake Bitcoin ETF Tweet, Didn’t Enable 2FA – Decrypt
Twitter refutes claims that the platform is responsible for fraudulent tweets sent from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission account that falsely announced 13 spot approvals Bitcoin ETF on tuesday. After a preliminary investigation into the compromised accounts, Twitter's safety team Said “The breach was not due to a compromise of X's systems, but rather […]
SEC says X account ‘compromised,’ bitcoin ETFs not approved
After the SEC's X account posted a post announcing the approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the agency clarified It said the X account had been “compromised” and “has not authorized the listing and trading of Spot Bitcoin exchange traded products.” The post came amid widespread expectations that the SEC would soon give the […]
SEC says X account hacked after announcement approving bitcoin ETFs
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that someone posted a fake message on Platform X's social media accounts claiming to have approved the highly anticipated Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. An SEC spokesperson said the regulator had not yet approved the Spot Bitcoin ETF, adding that the agency's accounts had been compromised. A spokesperson did […]
SEC says X account was hacked after apparent bitcoin fund approval
A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on the platform formerly known as Twitter was compromised on Tuesday after it appeared to announce the approval of multiple Bitcoin investment funds, authorities said. . “The @SECGov The SEC's account for X posted a message early Tuesday featuring a photo of SEC Chairman Gary Gensler announcing the […]
SEC duped, X account hacked, Bitcoin ETF not announced
Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg reacts to companies waiting for spot Bitcoin ETF ruling on 'The Claman Countdown'. The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that Chairman Gary Gensler's post about X announcing the approval of a Bitcoin ETF was false. The SEC said the update was made just after 4 p.m. ET, when the market […]
Cops use World of Warcraft account to find Florida man hiding missing girl
A 31-year-old Florida man has been arrested and charged after police say he hid a missing Ohio teen and planned to have sex with her. The Marion County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release that Detective Henrik Ocedo arrested Thomas Ebersole on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. FBI special agents contacted detectives. Ostodo asked for […]