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Lessons from SEC's X account hack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Feed Name: WeLiveSecurity (ESET Research)

Date Published: 2024-01-12

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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A brief post highlights that the U.S. SEC’s X account was compromised to publish a false approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs for about 30 minutes, briefly moving markets; the SEC later issued the official approval. The piece clarifies the incident was not caused by a breach of the social platform itself and directs readers to a video discussing how the compromise occurred and key lessons learned.

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