SEC account hack result of ‘SIM swap’ attack, agency says
The hacking of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) account earlier this month was the result of a “SIM swap” attack, an agency spokesperson announced Tuesday. An “unauthorized party” used SIM swapping to gain control of the phone number associated with the SEC's X account and reset the […]
Google search result quality getting worse due to ‘SEO spam’: study
The quality of Google's search engine results is “deteriorating” due to the prevalence of spam, according to a German study. The findings were based on 7,392 product review queries such as “best headphones” and “best alphabet toys” on Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo, according to experts from Leipzig University, Bauhaus University Weimar and the center. It […]
SEC’s Bitcoin ETF debacle was result of employee not utilizing two-factor authentication: X safety
Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg reacts to companies waiting for spot Bitcoin ETF ruling on 'The Claman Countdown'. Company X's corporate security account determined that Tuesday's post from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding Bitcoin was not the result of a hacking attempt. About 15 minutes after the SEC said on X that Chairman Gary […]
‘America’s most dangerous law’ is having ‘intended result’
Illinois' sweeping criminal justice reforms have had an “overwhelmingly negative” impact, the sheriff of a small southern town said a year after the law took effect. “This kind of reform and constant police-bashing rhetoric that we're hearing from Marxists is really getting the intended results that they want,” said Jeff Bullard, the Jefferson County Sheriff. […]