US lawmakers urge SEC to fix cybersecurity after X account hack


FILE PHOTO The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC is seen at their headquarters in Washington D.C. U.S. May 12 2021. REUTERSAndrew KellyFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

(Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review its cyber security preparedness after the financial regulator's X account posted market material information earlier in the week due to a hack.

Someone briefly accessed its X, formerly called Twitter, account on Tuesday, the agency had confirmed, and posted a fake message saying it had approved exchange traded funds (ETF) for bitcoin.


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