About 4,000 BTC withdrawn without authorization from Liquid Federation wallet; some already returned

On September 6, around 4,000 BTC were withdrawn from the Liquid Federation multisig wallet. According to Aqua Wallet's official account, citing Excellion, about 3,400 BTC have now been returned to the Federation wallet. The causes of the incident and the fate of the remaining amount have not yet been disclosed.

Actions to take

If you hold L-BTC or use the Liquid network, refrain from new deposits and transfers until official clarification from the Federation, and follow updates.

Source: x.com - AquaBitcoin

Incident history

06 Sept~4,000 BTC withdrawn from Liquid Federation wallet; Liquid network suspended
07 SeptAbout 4,000 BTC withdrawn without authorization from Liquid Federation wallet; some already returned
08 SeptBlockstream deploys updated software and prepares a coordinated restart of the Liquid network
08 SeptBlockstream identifies cause of Liquid incident: range proof vulnerability in the Elements protocol
08 SeptBlockstream: Liquid network restart expected in 4–5 days
09 SeptFollowing the Liquid incident, a wave of phishing impersonating Blockstream and Liquid
10 SeptLiquid produces blocks again, but without transactions for now; peg operations remain suspended
10 SeptLiquid transactions are going through again; peg operations remain suspended for now
10 SeptLiquid resumes transactions, peg-outs remain disabled; node operators urged to update Elements immediately