{"id":136670,"date":"2024-09-03T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=136670"},"modified":"2024-09-03T13:42:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T10:42:37","slug":"hacker-launders-6-5-million-stolen-from-wazirx-via-tornado-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/hacker-launders-6-5-million-stolen-from-wazirx-via-tornado-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacker Launders $6.5 Million Stolen from WazirX via Tornado Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 3, blockchain security firm Cyvers <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cyversalerts\/status\/1830699571166523646?s=46&amp;t=MuRujqZUAz3TQE1vmr3c6A\">revealed<\/a><\/strong> on the X platform that the hacker transferred 2,600 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/ethereum\/\">ETH<\/a><\/strong>, worth $6.5 million at the time, to Tornado Cash in an effort to launder the stolen funds.<\/p>\n<p>As of September 2, the wallet had around $6.7 million. However, after the hacker made 26 transactions of 100 ETH each to Tornado Cash within an hour, the wallet&#8217;s balance dropped to just $154,000, according to crypto-tracking platform <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cyversalerts\/status\/1830699571166523646?s=46&amp;t=MuRujqZUAz3TQE1vmr3c6A\">DeBank<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, WazirX announced that users can begin withdrawing part of their balances in Indian Rupee (INR) tokens nearly a week earlier than the planned withdrawal period.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wazirx-users-unlikely-to-recover-full-funds-after-234-million-hack\/\" title=\"WazirX Users Unlikely to Recover Full Funds After $234 Million Hack\">\n        <div 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