$230 Million Stolen in Alleged North Korea-Linked Crypto Exchange Heist
Unlocking the Mystery: The Massive crypto Heist Linked to North Korea In a digital age where online security is more crucial than ever, the recent cyber attack on WazirX, India's largest cryptocurrency exchange, serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities that exist within the seemingly impregnable fortress of digital assets In what appears to be a plot straight out of a cyber thriller, over $230 million was siphoned off from the exchange, an act that has since been traced back to operatives based in North Korea by the cybersecurity firm, Elliptic A Closer Look at the Heist The breach itself was as sophisticated as it was devastating According to a preliminary report released by WazirX, the attackers managed to divert funds from one of the exchange's multi-signature wallets to an unauthorized address This was not a simple feat; it required manipulating the interface of the multi-signature asset custody platform, Liminal, to disguise the unauthorized address as a whitelisted one...
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