Microchip August 20, 2024
Chipmaker Microchip reveals cyber attack
Defense contractor gets hacked – what's the worst that could happen
Ticketmaster confirms data breach with a SEC filing
Live Nation Entertainment, also known as Ticketmaster, has submitted an official Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
SEC says X account hack was due to SIM swapping
An “unauthorized party” hijacked the cell phone number of the person running the SEC’s X account before taking over the social media feed and posting messages. In a statement on Monday, an SEC spokesperson explained that two days after the January 9 account takeover, the government agency spoke to its telecom carrier and discovered that someone “obtained control of the SEC cell phone number associated with the account in an apparent ‘SIM swap’ attack.”
SEC Has Not Approved Bitcoin ETFs, but Its Hacked X Account Briefly Said Otherwise
The X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is deciding whether to approve bitcoin ETFs, "was compromised," the regulator told CoinDesk.
AlphV’s bid to report its victim to the SEC could backfire
The ransomware group AlphV reported a victim to the SEC for failing to report a cybersecurity incident, placing government regulators in a precarious position.