Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange WazirX on Thursday said it has suffered a massive data security breach, resulting in the alleged transfer of about $234 million worth of digital assets to a different address, as crypto exchanges continue to face the regulatory heat.
The crypto platform confirmed the security breach on social media platform X and has temporarily paused customer withdrawals from the exchange. “We’re aware that one of our multi-sig wallets has experienced a security breach. Our team is actively investigating the incident. To ensure the safety of your assets, INR and crypto withdrawals will be temporarily paused,” said the company. A multisig wallet is a crypto wallet that requires two or more private keys to unlock and withdraw funds.
In another X post, the company acknowledged a cyber attack occurred in “one of our multisig wallets involving a loss of funds exceeding $230 million.” This wallet was operated utilizing the services of Liminal’s digital asset custody and wallet infrastructure from February 2023.
According to WazirX, the cyber attack stemmed from a discrepancy between the data displayed on Liminal’s interface and the transaction’s actual contents.
