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The hacker responsible for the WazirX security breach has moved over $23 million worth of stolen Ethereum (ETH) in the past 24 hours.
This comes amidst the exchange’s restructuring efforts which could see 55-57% of the stolen assets being returned to users.
<h2 id="funds-likely-heading-to-tornado-cash">Funds Likely Heading to Tornado Cash</h2>
According to Cyvers Alerts, the hacker transferred 5,000 ETH, valued at approximately $11.7 million, to a new <a href="https://t.co/tlWJMzIkdk" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">address</a> on September 10. This transaction follows a similar one on September 9, where another 5,000 ETH, worth $11.5 million, was moved to a different <a href="https://t.co/NUHsn1Odnu" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">address</a>.
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 UPDATE<a href="https://twitter.com/WazirXIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@WazirXIndia</a> hacker just transferred 5K <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ETH</a> (~$11.7M) to a new address: <a href="https://t.co/FH7yXEf3UW" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/FH7yXEf3UW</a>. It’s likely headed to <a href="https://twitter.com/TornadoCash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@TornadoCash</a>, similar to yesterday’s activity!
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 — Cyvers Alerts (@CyversAlerts) <a href="https://twitter.com/CyversAlerts/status/1833403994825195886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 10, 2024</a>
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This brings the total funds moved by the exploiter in the last 24 hours to around $23 million. Both transactions are also believed to be headed to Tornado Cash, a <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/us-treasury-sanctions-another-crypto-mixer-tornado-cash/" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">sanctioned</a> service that allows users to mask wallet addresses on various blockchains.
The attacker started <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/hacker-transfers-6-5-million-in-stolen-wazirx-funds-to-us-sanctioned-tornado-cash/" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">moving</a> funds through the crypto mixer on September 3. Although not legal in the U.S., the mixer is often used by crypto criminals to obscure the trail of stolen assets.
According to <a href="https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/wazirx-hacker" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a> from Arkham, this move follows the hacker’s recent transfer of approximately $4 million worth of ETH on the Ethereum network to the crypto mixer.&nbsp;The associated address holds over $109 million in various tokens, with $103 million in ETH.
<h2 id="recovery-efforts">Recovery Efforts</h2>
This series of transactions follow the security breach in July, where WazirX’s multisig wallet was compromised, <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/unpacking-the-wazirx-hack-what-happened-and-how-much-crypto-is-lost/" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">resulting</a> in the theft of over $230 million in user assets.
Since the incident, the exchange has announced that affected customers will not be able to recover their full funds. The firm is currently <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/crypto-losses-from-hacks-surpassed-313-million-in-august/" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">undergoing</a> restructuring, with the possibility of returning 55-57% of the stolen assets to users.
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 “This is what can be returned to users with the benefit of this restructuring,” said Jason Kardachi, managing director (restructuring) at Kroll, during a virtual press conference.
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The effort includes developing revenue-generating products and mechanisms to share profits with users, tracing and recovering stolen crypto assets, and enabling those who need immediate liquidity to withdraw their assets more swiftly and exit the restructuring process.
According to the company, those who remain during the process are expected to receive higher recoveries.
WazirX is also actively searching for a “white knight” investor to inject capital and explore potential partnerships and collaborations. Additionally, the company intends to distribute the remaining assets to users on a pro-rata basis.
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WazirX Hacker Moves Over $23 Million in Stolen ETH in 24 Hours

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