{"id":636059,"date":"2025-03-17T17:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=636059"},"modified":"2025-03-17T17:26:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:26:56","slug":"ripple-co-founder-chris-larsen-lost-665-million-in-xrp-because-he-used-breached-lastpass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/sponsored\/ripple-co-founder-chris-larsen-lost-665-million-in-xrp-because-he-used-breached-lastpass","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Lost $665 Million In XRP Because He Used Breached LastPass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen lost $665 million in XRP in a crypto wallet hack because he stored private keys in a LastPass vault compromised in 2022.<\/p>\n

That’s according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT, who cited a forfeiture complaint<\/span><\/a> filed by US law enforcement on March 6. <\/span>Larsen lost 283 million XRP tokens in a January 2024 hack.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Ripple’s Chris Larsen Lost $150M in XRP Due to Hack 🔎@Ripple<\/a> co-founder @chrislarsensf<\/a> likely lost $150M worth of XRP (283M XRP) in early 2024 after storing his private keys in LastPass, a password manager that was hacked in 2022, according to blockchain investigator @zachxbt<\/a>.… pic.twitter.com\/CQV5SHreYr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Karon (@pangestu_karon) March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n