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The FBI arrested an Alabama man for allegedly helping hack the SEC’s X account
A 25-year-old Alabama man has been arrested by the FBI for his alleged role in hacking the SEC’s X account earlier this year.
Karissa Bell10.17.2024Fisker faces more bad news as the SEC starts investigating its business practices
The EV maker Fisker is under an ongoing investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
Danny Gallagher10.04.2024OpenAI whistleblowers call for SEC probe into NDAs that kept employees from speaking out on safety risks
OpenAI’s NDAs are once again under scrutiny after whistleblowers penned a letter to the SEC alleging that employees were made to sign “illegally restrictive” agreements preventing them from speaking out on AI's potential harms.
Cheyenne MacDonald07.13.2024Court orders Elon Musk to testify in the SEC’s investigation of his Twitter takeover
US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler has ordered Elon Musk to comply with the SEC's subpoena and testify again in its investigation of his Twitter takeover. Musk failed to appear for a previous testimony and challenged the SEC's subpoena, calling it harassment.
Cheyenne MacDonald02.11.2024Snap is laying off 10 percent of its workforce
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is set to lay off 10 percent of its workforce. This amounts to around 540 employees.
Lawrence Bonk02.05.2024GM's Cruise division is being investigated by the DoJ and SEC following a pedestrian accident
GM's driverless Cruise division is under investigation by both the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Steve Dent01.26.2024The SEC says its X account was taken over with a SIM swap attack
The Securities and Exchange Commission has provided more details about how its official X account was compromised earlier this month.
Karissa Bell01.22.2024Senators want to know why the SEC’s X account wasn’t secured with MFA
In a new letter to the agency’s Inspector general, Senator Ron Wyden, called for an investigation into “the SEC’s apparent failure to follow cybersecurity best practices.”
Karissa Bell01.12.2024SEC approves bitcoin ETFs (for real this time)
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the applications of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs in a highly anticipated decision.
Karissa Bell01.10.2024The SEC’s X account was apparently ‘compromised’ to falsely claim bitcoin ETFs were approved
A rogue post from the SEC's official X account said bitcoin ETFs had been approved. The regulator said the tweet was the result of a "compromised" account."
Karissa Bell01.09.2024Elon Musk will have to testify in the SEC's Twitter probe after all
A US judge has ruled that Elon Musk must comply with the SEC and testify for the Twitter-takeover probe.
Richard Lai12.15.2023Hackers use a new SEC rule to snitch on the company they infiltrated
A hacking group deployed a surprising tactic after infiltrating a financial software company’s network. They reported the breach to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Will Shanklin11.16.2023SEC investigating MOVEit hack that exposed data of at least 64 million people
Progress Software received a subpoena from the SEC to share information relating to the vulnerability in its file transfer software, MOVEit, which became the subject of a massive exploit beginning last May.
Malak Saleh10.12.2023The SEC is said to be investigating a Twitter security flaw from the pre-Musk era
The SEC is reportedly looking into how Twitter (now X) a security issue in 2018 that led to users' personal information being exposed. The agency is looking into whether executives at the time managed the situation appropriately.
Kris Holt10.10.2023The SEC is suing Elon Musk for refusing to testify in its Twitter investigation
The SEC is now suing the owner of X after he failed to appear for previously-scheduled testimony, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Karissa Bell10.05.2023Coinbase wants its SEC lawsuit dismissed, arguing it doesn't deal in securities
Coinbase has filed a motion to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit. It argues that cryptocurrencies that are sold on its platform are more like commodities like baseball cards than securities, and that the SEC doesn't have any authority over its operations.
Kris Holt08.04.2023SEC: Public companies must report cyberattacks within four days
In a move to prevent public companies from delaying news about cyberattacks, the US Security and Exchange Commission has set a four-day deadline to disclose "material cybersecurity incidents."
Devindra Hardawar07.26.2023Elon Musk is taking his SEC fight to the Supreme Court
Elon Musk is appealing his loss in an SEC dispute over a Tesla tweet with the Supreme Court.
Jon Fingas07.25.2023Binance reaches deal with SEC to avoid US asset freeze
The SEC and Binance have reached an agreement that will allow the cryptocurrency exchange to continue operating in the US until a lawsuit filed by the regulator earlier this month is resolved.
Igor Bonifacic06.17.2023SEC sues Coinbase over alleged violations of securities laws
The SEC has taken aim at another major cryptocurrency company. It has accused Coinbase of violating securities laws.
Kris Holt06.06.2023