‘No Evidence’ SEC X Hacker Accessed Other Systems — Gensler

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said on January 9 that there was “no evidence” that an unauthorized party accessed the SEC X (formerly Twitter) account and used other systems, data, or equipment. Or social media accounts these days.

In a statement about the hack, Gensler emphasized that the SEC is taking the incident seriously and is currently evaluating the impact of the security breach on other agencies as well as crypto investors and marketplaces.

Gensler said the SEC is aware of the impact of the security breach, including threats to the security of the agency's social media accounts. Staff will continue to evaluate whether additional corrective actions are warranted, he said.

The SEC is cooperating with law enforcement and security agencies in the investigation, including the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, among others.

According to Gensler's statement, on January 9, an unauthorized party took control of the official SECGov X account on the phone number at 4:11 pm Eastern Time and posted the approval of the SEC spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund. ETF).

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The SEC contacted X for assistance in terminating the unauthorized access. According to X, the unauthorized access was stopped between 4:40 pm and 5:30 pm.

Additionally, Gensler emphasized that it will not use SEC X or any other social media platform to announce any developments.

In a January 11 letter to Axios, Senators Ron Wyden and Cynthia Lammis urged SEC Inspector General Deborah Jeffrey to launch an investigation into the commission's cybersecurity practices.

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