Twitter/X Safety Team Statement on SECGov Account Takeover

> due to an unidentified individual obtaining control over a phone number associated with the @SECGov account

Sounds like they got sim-swapped

> We can also confirm that the account did not have two-factor authentication enabled at the time the account was compromised. We encourage all users to enable this extra layer of security.

Funny enough one of the 2fa options is sms which would not have helped here at all!

> We can confirm that the account @SECGov was compromised and we have completed a preliminary investigation. Based on our investigation, the compromise was not due to any breach of X’s systems, but rather due to an unidentified individual obtaining control over a phone number associated with the @SECGov account through a third party. We can also confirm that the account did not have two-factor authentication enabled at the time the account was compromised. We encourage all users to enable this extra layer of security. More information and tips on how to keep your account secure can be found in our Help Center: https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/account-secu...