New Delhi, 19 August 2024. Weeks after cryptocurrency exchange WazirX suffered a cyber attack that led to the theft of over $230 million (Rs 2,000 crore) worth of digital assets from one of their Multisig wallets, they have been cleared by a world-renowned and leading cyber security and investigations firm. strong. WazirX engaged a cyber security firm to conduct a forensic analysis. As part of this investigation, one of their tasks was to determine whether any of the three laptops used by members of the WazirX team to conduct transactions had been compromised.
On August 14, the said cyber security and intelligence company presented a report, which states: “We found no evidence of compromise on the three laptops that were used to sign the transactions.”
The attacked wallet was managed using Liminal’s digital asset custody and wallet infrastructure. A spokesperson for WazirX said: “We have full faith in the investigating agency and will cooperate with them to the fullest extent. We are actively working to recover the stolen funds and we hope that the culprits will be brought to justice.”
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