Zilliqa, a high-performance layer 1 blockchain built to deliver fast, low-cost transactions, on Monday announced that one of its exchange partners suffered a security breach in which $ZIL tokens were stolen from a cold wallet.
According to the project, the incident is under investigation as it works alongside the relevant parties to identify the cause of the attack and determine its overall impact.
We have been made aware of a security incident involving one of our exchange partners, in which $ZIL was stolen from a cold wallet.
The incident is under active investigation, and we are working with the relevant parties to establish the root cause and full scope. As a…
— Zilliqa (@zilliqa) July 20, 2026
In response, exchanges have been alerted and requested to temporarily halt $ZIL deposits and withdrawals as a safeguard against the movement or liquidation of stolen assets on centralized exchanges.
The team said more details will be released once confirmed information becomes available.