SEC Twitter hack blamed on SIM swap attack

The US Securities & Exchange Comission (SEC) has confirmed [https://www.sec.gov/secgov-x-account] that hackers managed to seize control of a phone number associated with its Twitter account, and used it to post an unauthorised message. The unauthorised announcement to the SEC's 660,000 Twitter followers [https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/secs-twitter-account-hacked-to-say-bitcoin-etfs-approved-politicians-and-lawyers-demand-investigation-into-security-breach/] earlier this month