Cryptocurrencies

Hacker Behind $234 Million India Crypto Theft Starts Washing Funds

  • WazirX digital-asset exchange suffered a hack in July
  • Attacker taps a sanctioned service to launder assets
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The attacker behind India’s worst crypto hack has begun laundering some of the $234 million stolen in the incident from the WazirX exchange, acting the same day the platform briefed on efforts to recover funds.