U.S. SEC: Confirmed that X account @SECGov published false spot Bitcoin ETF approval information after being attacked by "SIM swap"

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially updated information on its previous investigation into X account @SECGov posting fake spot Bitcoin ETF approvals. The agency confirmed that an unauthorized party gained control of the mobile phone number associated with the account through an apparent "SIM swap" attack. . SIM swapping is a technology that transfers someone's phone number to another device without authorization. The unauthorized party can receive voice and SMS communications related to the number. Access to the phone number is through SEC staff has not found any evidence that unauthorized parties gained access to SEC systems, data, equipment or other social media accounts. Law enforcement is currently investigating how an unauthorized party got the carrier to change the account's SIM card, and how that party knew which phone number was associated with the account, and now all SEC social media accounts that offer multi-factor authentication (MFA) Enable MFA.