WazirX wallet hack leads to theft of $230 million in crypto
Indian crypto exchange WazirX had about $230 million in crypto assets stolen in a wallet hack on 18 July 2024. The exchange suspended withdrawals and trading and announced a bounty programme to recover the stolen assets. It later unveiled a plan to resume phased withdrawals of 66% of rupee balances, and in October 2025 its restructuring and operations restart plan was approved in Singapore.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- WazirX
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- 2024-07-18
- Scale of damage
- About $230 million in crypto assets
- Cause / method
- Crypto wallet hack
- Location
- India
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataCrypto assets
- Check login and withdrawal history in your exchange app, and turn on withdrawal address whitelisting and withdrawal delays.
Timeline
- About $230 million in crypto assets was stolen in a wallet hack, and withdrawals were suspended.
- The suspension of trading and a bounty programme to recover the stolen assets became known.
- A plan to resume phased withdrawals of 66% of rupee balances became known.
- A government agency's investigation into the crypto theft and interviews with exchange officials became known.
- A year after the incident, investors' legal issues remained unresolved.
- The restructuring and operations restart plan was approved in Singapore.
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