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 <p>A crypto security firm says that a phisher who stole $24.2 million worth of staked Ethereum (ETH) is actively moving their stolen assets onto the crypto mixer Tornado Cash.</p> 
 <p>The blockchain security platform PeckShield says the stolen trove of crypto consisted of Lido Staked Ether (stETH) and Rocket Pool ETH (rETH), both liquid staking tokens.</p> 
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 <p>PeckShield notes the phisher first sent 701 ETH worth approximately $1.15 million to Tornado Cash. They then swapped 28,000 of the stablecoin DAI for 17.3 ETH and transferred 1,100 ETH worth approximately $1.78 million to Tornado Cash.</p> 
 <p>Later, the phisher transferred 2,000 ETH worth approximately $3.1 million to a new address, of which 600 ETH worth around $968,000 was sent to Tornado Cash.</p> 
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 <p>Phishing attacks are a type of social engineering that often involve attempts to deceive victims via fraudulent messages that pretend to be sent from a trusted source. Ransomware attacks often rely on phishing emails to spread.</p> 
 <p>The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Tornado Cash in August 2022 because the crypto mixer was deemed a security threat, partially because it reportedly may have aided illicit groups like North Korean hackers Lazarus in laundering stolen funds.</p> 
 <p>Last month, a US court denied a challenge to the sanctions brought by six Tornado Cash users, upholding the ban on the Ethereum-based crypto mixer.</p> 
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<p>Source: <a rel="dofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/phisher-who-stole-24-200-000-worth-of-crypto-from-whale-moves-funds-to-tornado-cash-peckshield-tbt62640.html">https://thebittimes.com/phisher-who-stole-24-200-000-worth-of-crypto-from-whale-moves-funds-to-tornado-cash-peckshield-tbt62640.html</a></p>

Phisher Who Stole $24,200,000 Worth of Crypto From Whale Moves Funds to Tornado Cash: PeckShield

TheBitTimes

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