WazirX has denied the accusations and concerns raised by the crypto community regarding a massive security breach that compromised assets worth over $230 million (₹2000 crore). There are allegations made on the exchange, that the CEO, Nischal Shetty, was the one who signed the transactions that led to the hack.
The crypto community is backing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to hold WazirX accountable for the breach, demanding transparency regarding the hack and the role of key signatories. WazirX must disclose the names of the three signatories who approved the hack to dispel these allegations.
TruthLabs also published an extensive thread on X, speculating that WazirX’s security flaws could have contributed significantly to the loss.
In response to this PIL allegation, WazirX emphasized that the claims of a single individual, potentially co-founder Nischal Shetty, having sole control over the multisig wallet are incorrect. They clarified that their security system involves multiple key holders, not just one. The company made it clear that several key holders are involved in its security procedures and that no one person has authority over the money.
WazirX clarified that their protocol requires four keys to authorize transactions, with three held by separate WazirX key holders and one by Liminal. This setup has been consistently used for all transactions on the attacked Ethereum wallet.
WazirX highlighted that even the malicious transaction leading to the breach was signed by three separate WazirX signers and one Liminal signer. They stressed that this information is verifiable through on-chain data and does not rely on their claims alone.
WazirX requested that the community clarify or repost accurate information to prevent the spread of misinformation.
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