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9 months ago

WazirX hacker transferred 2,600 ETH worth $6.5 million to launder via Tornado Cash

2024-09-03

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9 months ago



🚨 Cyvers Alerts 🚨 on X: "🚨ALERT🚨The @WazirXIndia hacker has begun transferring stolen funds to @TornadoCash at https://t.co/bXF5gBKvxj The incident, which was revealed by the @Cyvers_ system on July 18, 2024, resulted in a $235M loss. So far, the attacker has moved 2,600 $ETH $6.5M to Tornado Cash! 


The hacker stole over $235 million from Indian crypto exchange WazirX on July 18, 2024.

 

On September 3, 2024, a wallet address associated with the WazirX hacker has transferred $6.5 million worth of stolen ETH to Tornado Cash.

 

The hacker behind the WazirX hack transferred 2,600 ETH worth $6.5 million to the sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash to launder the funds.

 

This attack is believed to be the work of the North Korean Lazarus Group.

 

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