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 <li><strong>ZachXBT reported an attack involving Ripple, which resulted in the theft of 213 million XRPs.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>XRP, currently trading at $0.4976, fell by more than 5% following ZachXBT’s report on the hack.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>Chris Larsen and Brad Garlinghouse reiterated that the company wallets remain safe and not compromised.</strong></li> 
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<p>In a recent development in the Ripple ecosystem, co-founder Chris Larsen’s personal <a href="https://coinedition.com/tag/ripple-xrp/">XRP</a> accounts were hacked for about 213 million XRP, worth more than $110 million. While reports misinterpreted it as a Ripple-focused attack, CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Larsen reiterated that the Ripple wallets were not hacked.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Given some irresponsible speculation and reporting, I want to reiterate that NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised. Full stop. <a href="https://t.co/zxVeCH1Ut0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/zxVeCH1Ut0</a></p>— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/bgarlinghouse/status/1752742971005665780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">January 31, 2024</a>
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<p>Crypto sleuth ‘ZachXBT’ shared an X post yesterday, claiming that Ripple had been hacked for 213 million XRP ($112.5 million). According to the <a href="https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1752694489905528943?s=20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">post</a>, the hacker attempted to launder the funds through exchanges, including MEXC, Gate, Binance, Kraken, OKX, HTX, and HitBTC.</p> 
<p>Subsequently, Larsen declared that the attack was directed towards his pers…</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://coinedition.com/ripple-co-founder-notices-an-unauthorized-access-to-his-account-loses-213m-xrp/">Ripple Co-Founder Notices an “Unauthorized Access” To His Account, Loses 213M XRP</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinedition.com">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

Ripple Co-Founder Notices an “Unauthorized Access” To His Account, Loses 213M XRP

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