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The breach, one of the largest in recent memory, was first reported by on-chain sleuth ZachXBT on Aug. 19.
Assad Jafri 3 min read 
The amount of crypto moved through stolen funds has risen by 84% in 2024, while ransomware grew by 2% in the same period.
WazirX will notify users via email about the impacted trades and account reversals over the next few days.
White hat hacker suspected in the Ronin Network breach.
Malicious firmware enables extraction of Bitcoin seed phrase using deterministic nonces in transaction signatures.
CertiK stated that $7.8 million of the stolen assets were recovered in July.
Security experts said Astroport was a "collateral damage" of the exploit.
The exchange said the malicious transactions did not originate from WazirX servers, which points to a potential breach of Liminal's security.
The development marks a significant milestone in a decade-long effort to reimburse those affected by the infamous 2014 hack that led to Mt. Gox's collapse.
