Crypto Exchange WazirX Sees $230M in Suspicious Withdrawals, Largely $100M in SHIB Token

Crypto exchange WazirX saw over $230 million in withdrawals in early European hours Thursday as a security breach affected one of its wallets, causing the loss of user funds.

“We’re aware that one of our multisig wallets has experienced a security breach. Our team is actively investigating the incident,” the exchange confirmed in an X post. “To ensure the safety of your assets, INR and crypto withdrawals will be temporarily paused.”

Early blockchain veri tracked by Lookonchain shows over $100 million worth of shiba inu (SHIB) tokens were withdrawn, the most among lost funds, followed by $52 million in ether (ETH), $11 million in Matic’s MATIC, and $6 million in pepe (PEPE).

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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