Nearly $20 million in XRP stolen from 6,678 wallets in six-wave attack

Approximately $18.68 million worth of XRP was drained from 6,678 hardware wallets between September 15 and September 20. Blockchain analysis firm XRPL.to reported that the theft occurred in six distinct waves, utilizing both standard payment transactions and account deletion functions to bypass reserve requirements. D'CENT (D'CENT) began notifying users of unauthorized transfers on September 16 after receiving initial reports. While the transactions were validly signed, the method used to compromise the private keys remains undisclosed.