Decoding Wazirx Multisig Wallet’s $235M Exploit
2024-07-20 • Quill Audits •
https://www.quillaudits.com/blog/hack-analysis/wazirx-235m-hack
QuillAudits analyzes the July 2024 WazirX theft, where attackers stole more than $235 million by turning a Safe multisig wallet upgrade path against the exchange. The attackers deployed a phishing contract eight days before the theft, collected the required four-of-six approvals through compromised or deceived signers, and used a failed fake USDT transfer to gather signatures without immediately moving funds. With those signatures, they executed a delegatecall that changed the proxy's slot 0 implementation pointer to a malicious contract, redirecting later transactions to attacker-controlled wallets. The report notes suspected Lazarus involvement but grounds the technical finding in the contract upgrade abuse, fake Liminal UI, signer deception, and subsequent ETH-heavy asset consolidation.
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | First Seen | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASH | 000000000000000000000000ef279c2… | 2024-07-20 | 2024-07-20 |