FBI pings WazirX for info on attack by ‘North Korean hackers’

US intelligence agency Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reached out to Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX to study the nature of a cyberattack allegedly involving North Korean cybercriminals and to support the investigation, industry insiders said.

“Global law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, want to future-proof their own cryptocurrency market from any such shocks, and their expertise will greatly benefit the company’s efforts as well,” a person close to WazirX told ET.