{"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":"
On September 3, blockchain security firm Cyvers revealed<\/a><\/strong> on the X platform that the hacker transferred 2,600 ETH<\/a><\/strong>, worth $6.5 million at the time, to Tornado Cash in an effort to launder the stolen funds.<\/p>\n 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’s balance dropped to just $154,000, according to crypto-tracking platform DeBank<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n 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