[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler issued a statement on the hacking incident before the approval of the Bitcoin spot ETF]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suffered a cyber attack on Tuesday when an unauthorized person gained access to the official @SECGov X account. The hackers took control of the phone number associated with the account and made unauthorized posts.

The hacker announced the SEC's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF at 12:11 a.m., and two minutes later posted a second post simply reading "$BTC." While the second post was deleted, the first one remains. An unauthorized person also used the identity @SECGov to like two posts from non-SEC accounts.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler issued an announcement on the official website in response to this matter. SEC staff acted immediately upon learning of the incident, warning the public via the official @garygensler X account that the @SECGov account had been hacked and had not approved any spot Bitcoin exchange products. The first unauthorized post was subsequently deleted, and the two liked posts were also unliked. At 00:42, the @SECGov account published a new post confirming the violation.

Gensler said there is currently no indication that the hackers gained access to the SEC's systems, data, devices or other social media accounts. The SEC takes its cybersecurity responsibilities seriously and is evaluating the impact of this incident on institutions, investors, and markets. The SEC is coordinating its investigation with relevant law enforcement and federal regulatory agencies, including the SEC’s Office of the Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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