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North Korea likely behind takedown of Indian crypto exchange WazirX

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
90/100

Date Published: 2024-07-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Laura Dobberstein

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WazirX disclosed a cyber theft exceeding $230M after attackers manipulated a discrepancy between Liminal's wallet interface and actual transaction data to bypass multi-signature approvals; blockchain analysts report stolen tokens are being swapped and Elliptic attributes the activity to North Korean-linked actors, prompting WazirX to halt withdrawals and attempt fund recovery.

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