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The Twitter/Bloomberg Hoax

By Securities Docket on July 16, 2015, 4:09 pm

The Twitter/Bloomberg hoax is actually quite similar to a 1999 market manipulation impersonation hoax concerning a stock called PairGain and conducted with an eerily similar modus operandi.  The PairGain hoax was followed by a string of other comparable online market manipulation schemes similarly using bogus websites and message board postings, all of which I chronicle […]

Posted in Industry, SEC, Top | Tagged Hoaxes

Grassley asks SEC to answer for filing hoaxes – MarketWatch

By Securities Docket on May 29, 2015, 8:44 am

A key senator has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to explain how fake firms can file false notices on the agency’s electronic filing system that move share prices. Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent the SEC a letter asking how fake firms can file false notices […]

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged Hoaxes

Market quavers after fake AP tweet says Obama was hurt in White House explosions – The Washington Post

By Securities Docket on April 24, 2013, 8:50 am

A fake tweet about an attack on the White House briefly roiled the financial markets on Tuesday afternoon, sending stocks tumbling within minutes and prompting the FBI and securities regulators to look into the hacking incident. A posting on the Twitter account of the Associated Press reported explosions at the White House that injured President […]

Posted in Industry, Top | Tagged Hoaxes, Twitter

SEC Whistleblower Email a Hoax But ‘Office of the Whistleblower is Real’

SEC Whistleblower Email a Hoax But ‘Office of the Whistleblower is Real’

By Securities Docket on February 24, 2012, 6:29 pm

SEC warns of Whistleblower Office hoax email.

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged Hoaxes

A Fake SEC Litigation Release … With a Twist

A Fake SEC Litigation Release … With a Twist

By Securities Docket on June 27, 2011, 8:06 pm

The fake SEC Litigation Release circulated last week is different than past hoaxes.

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged Hoaxes

The Return of the Hoax Press Release

The Return of the Hoax Press Release

By Securities Docket on June 21, 2010, 11:21 am

Two rare “hoax press releases” were issued last week.

Posted in Industry, Top | Tagged Hoaxes, Investigations

Hoax Press Release Prompts SEC Investigation

Hoax Press Release Prompts SEC Investigation

By Securities Docket on June 18, 2010, 3:03 pm

Hoax press release suggested President Obama had ordered an investigation into General Mills’ supply chain.

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged Hoaxes, Investigations, Press Releases | 1 Response

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