X says SEC account was compromised after hacker obtained control of linked phone number

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, said the Securities and Exchanges Commission's (SEC) account was compromised on Tuesday, after an unidentified individual obtained control over a phone number associated with the SEC's account.

It said the compromise was not due to any breach of X's systems. (Reporting by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)