This is an excellent tale of an investigation of a wild scam. We've heard of the scam, or ones like it, but this is just fascinating. There was more to it that the SEC realized:
The SEC Pinned Its Hack on a Few Hapless Day Traders. The Full Story Is Far More Troubling
When a notorious gang of Ukrainian cybercriminals hit a crucial database, the regulator quickly downplayed the breach. One of the hackers says the system is still a soft target.