SEC 'fesses to security breach, says swiped info likely used for dodgy stock-market trading

SEC 'fesses to security breach, says swiped info likely used for dodgy stock-market trading

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/21/sec_breach/

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted that hackers broke into its corporate filling system last year.

As-yet unidentified miscreants may have profited from financial tip-offs and other data obtained after hacking into its online EDGAR test filing system, the US government's financial trading watchdog admitted on Wednesday.