SEC hacking News

U.S. Charges Traders, Ukrainian Hackers with Stealing SEC Filings on Corporations

U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged a suspected Ukrainian computer hacker and several traders with scheming to trade on market-moving corporate earnings news stolen from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission database. The charges against 10 defendants, including two charged criminally, …

SEC Hackers Took Advantage of Firms Using Authentic Data for Testing: Reuters Exclusive

Hackers breached the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s computer system last year by taking advantage of companies that used authentic financial data when they were testing the agency’s corporate filing system, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Federal …

SEC Hacking Latest in Series of Government Agency Cyber Breaches

A major computer hack at America’s top stock market regulator is the latest sign that data stored in the highest reaches of the U.S. government remains vulnerable to cyber attacks, despite efforts across multiple presidencies to limit high-profile breaches that …

SEC Discloses It Was Hacked, Now Fears Hackers Used Data for Illicit Trading

Wall Street’s top regulator faced questions on Thursday about its defenses against cyber criminals after admitting hackers breached its electronic database of corporate announcements and may have used it for insider trading. The incursion at the Securities and Exchange Commission …