The Securities and Exchange Commission’s disclosure Wednesday of a 2016 cyberattack on its Edgar database drew criticism for both its timing and lack of detail, an awkward twist for a regulator that has been pushing public companies to both gird against attacks and to promptly disclose them. The SEC said late Wednesday that Edgar, an electronic database of filings made by thousands of public companies, money managers and brokerage firms, was hacked last year. The SEC said it learned last month there may have been...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 21, 2017 20:13 UTC