Fri, Nov 22 2024
Following a cyberattack on the Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, thieves stole over $230 million worth of different tokens.
The exchange said on X on Thursday that it was stopping withdrawals "to ensure the safety of your assets" following a security vulnerability in one of its multisig wallets.
Lookchain claims that the hackers made off with a variety of currencies, including $52 million in ether and over $100 million worth of Shiba Inus.
CoinDesk reports that the onchain exchange Uniswap is aggressively selling the stolen holdings.
Elliptic, a blockchain analytics service, reports that hackers connected to North Korea appear to have been behind the attack.
The multisig wallet was "created outside of the Liminal ecosystem," according to a statement from Liminal, the company that makes them, and its "platform is not breached and Liminal's infrastructure, wallets and assets continue to remain safe."
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