Security Incident · Blockchain
Chris Larsen Private Key Leak: $112.50M Reported Loss
On January 31st, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT, Ripple fell victim to a hacking attack resulting in the theft of 213 million XRP, valued at approximately $112.5 million.
- Reported loss
- $ 112,500,000
- Attack category
- Private Key Leakage
Incident Overview
Ripple's co-founder, Chris Larsen, tweeted, "Yesterday, there was unauthorized access to a few of my personal XRP accounts (not @Ripple) – we were quickly able to catch the problem and notify exchanges to freeze the affected addresses. Law enforcement is already involved."
Sources & References
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