Imagine having a super-secret digital piggy bank for your money, called a cryptocurrency wallet. Chris Larsen, a big name in the crypto world, had one! Unfortunately, he kept his piggy bank key in a digital key holder called LastPass, which got broken into in 2022.
This year, thieves stole lots of his crypto-money called XRP! It was a huge amount – 283 million XRP!
The thieves used the information from the broken key holder to get into his account.
- Thieves stole 283 million XRP.
- This happened because of a problem with LastPass.
- The stolen XRP was worth a lot more money later ($707 million).
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Stolen XRP | 283 million |
| Value at theft (USD) | $150 million |
| Value today (USD) | $707 million+ |
