US EditionFeds Suspect LastPass Hackers Stole $150 Million In Crypto From One Person
- Federal investigators believe that 283 million XRP cryptocurrency, worth $150 million at the time of the theft in January 2024, was stolen by hackers.
- The stolen funds have surged to approximately $716 million due to rising cryptocurrency values.
- Investigators connected the theft to the LastPass breaches in 2022, noting similarities with other hacks; however, no named suspects have emerged yet.
- U.S. authorities have seized over $23 million linked to the theft while the investigation continues for additional recoveries.
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Ripple News: XRP Heist Worth $150M Related to LastPass Hack
A $150 million theft targeting Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has been traced back to a security lapse involving the password manager LastPass, according to a forfeiture complaint filed by U.S. law enforcement on March 6 flagged by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT.ZachXBT shared that the complaint detailed how Larsen’s private keys — or code to access one’s token holdings — were stored in LastPass, the widely used password manager that suffered a major…
Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Loses $150M in XRP Hack Tied to LastPass Breach - CoinCodeCap
Key Takeaways The court filing indicates that a San Francisco resident reported on January 30, 2024, that an unauthorized actor had transferred approximately $150 million worth of crypto from their accounts The complaint does not explicitly name LastPass but references an online password manager, stating that the victim had stored private keys in a secure note within the service Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple, lost 283 million XRP, worth ap…
Ripple Co-founder’s $150M XRP Heist Related to LastPass Hack: ZachXBT
A $150 million theft targeting Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has been traced back to a security lapse involving the password manager LastPass, according to a forfeiture complaint filed by U.S. law enforcement on March 6 flagged by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT. ZachXBT shared that the complaint detailed how Larsen’s private keys — or code to access... The post Ripple Co-founder’s $150M XRP Heist Related to LastPass Hack: ZachXBT appeared first on D…
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