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FBI Arrests Alabama Man in Connection With SEC X Account Hack That Spiked Bitcoin Prices

17.10.2024
A man from Athens, Alabama, was arrested Thursday for his role in the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account. The hack led to a false announcement regarding bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), temporarily causing bitcoin prices to rise by $1,000. SEC...

Bitcoin Wallet, Ordinals Wallet X Account Hacked in Phishing Attempt

11.10.2024
Early morning non-custodial Bitcoin wallet Ordinals Wallet X account was hacked after hackers started posting phishing tweets on…

OpenAI’s press account hack was 5th security breach in 20 months

24.9.2024
The hackers shilled the fake “OPENAI” token on OpenAI’s press account, a method reminiscent of previous X hacking incidents targeting the firm’s executives in the past

Metallica’s X account apparently hacked to promote crypto token

26.6.2024
The official X account for Metallica appears to have been hacked, with exploiters posting about a Solana token dubbed METAL

‘Hacker’ identified in celebrity memecoin scams, says crypto sleuth Roxo

27.5.2024
A person associated with Caitlyn Jenner’s JENNER coin launch rugged five other prominent figures, but not her, according to Roxo

Gary Gensler Tells Lawmakers SEC Takes Cybersecurity ‘Seriously’ After X Account Hack

11.2.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has assured lawmakers that the securities regulator “takes its cybersecurity obligations seriously.” Lawmakers raised concerns following the hacking of the SEC’s account on social media platform X, where a post...

SEC Blames Social Media Account Hack on ‘SIM Swap’ Attack in Fake Bitcoin ETF Post

23.1.2024
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that its social media account on X fell victim to a “SIM swapping” attack in relation to the false post about the approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) earlier this month. The incident, which occurred on January...

SEC Says Other Systems Secure After X Account Hack

13.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said its systems and devices were not breached by the party responsible for tweeting out a fake bitcoin ETF approval announcement earlier this week

Coinbase Executives Offer Security Support to SEC Following Account Hack

10.1.2024
SEC chair Gary Gensler. Source: A video screenshot, YouTube / SEC Coinbase executives have offered to help the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the Monday hack of the federal agency’s account on X. Coinbase offers to assist with “security protocols” “Hey...

Ex-Amazon Engineer Guilty of Historic $12.3M Crypto Heist

18.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens A former Amazon engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges, resulting in the first-ever conviction involving the hacking of a smart contract. Shakeeb Ahmed, a former security engineer at Amazon, is now facing the possibility of up to five...

Breaking: Donald Trump Jr.'s X Account Hacked; Falsely Reports Ex-President Trump's Death, Expresses Support for Richard Heart in SEC Case

20.9.2023
Donald Trump Jr.’s X account (formerly Twitter) was hacked for about 30 minutes followed by a series of wild tweets on his ‘father’s death’, a potential attack on North Korea including swipes at Elon Musk. On Sept 20, a hacker gained access to Donald Trump Jr.’s social media account leaving many...

Vitalik Buterin reveals X account hack was caused by SIM-swap attack

12.9.2023
The Ethereum co-founder has regained control of his T-Mobile account, confirming that a SIM-swap attack resulted in the hack of his X account

Binance CEO Urges Hardware 2FA Use for All Crypto Platforms After Vitalik Buterin’s X Account Hack

11.9.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has urged everyone to use hardware 2FA for all crypto platforms after a social media account belonging to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was hacked and used to post a crypto scam link. “In the past, I have had my Twitter account locked a few times due...