Drift exploiter resurfaces after 2 months, moves $61.6M in ETH to Tornado Cash
Blockchain analysts said the wallet group resumed activity after two months and funneled about $61.56 million in Ethereum through Tornado Cash.
- On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the exploiter behind the $285 million Drift Protocol hack resumed moving funds after two months of silence, depositing approximately $61.6 million in Ethereum into the privacy mixer Tornado Cash.
- Attackers used social engineering and durable nonce transactions to gain administrative control of the Solana-based decentralized derivatives platform on April 1, resulting in the theft of $270 million in 12 minutes.
- According to Lookonchain, the exploiter transferred 25,700 ETH into Tornado Cash over two hours, utilizing 196 separate transactions to move 19,600 ETH and obscure the source of the stolen funds.
- Cryptocurrency routed through Tornado Cash evades recovery methods like exchange blocks or law enforcement seizures, leaving Drift users bearing losses from the incident, which investigators have linked to a North Korean hacking operation.
- The hacker reportedly retains 81,864 ETH, worth about $195 million, creating market uncertainty; recovery now depends on the perpetrator making mistakes at a regulated exchange.
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A Hacker Who Stole $270 Million Is Moving It Into Tornado Cash. Can Stolen Crypto Ever Be Recovered?
After two months of silence, the hacker behind one of crypto's largest thefts just began moving tens of millions through a mixer, and the clock is ticking on whether any of it can ever be traced back.
The recycling of stolen Ethereum is resumed on October 20, 2026: the wallets related to the Drift Protocol hack are back active after about two months of inactivity. Key points Lookonchain saw enter 25.700 ETH in Tornado Cash in two hours. The attack on Drift Protocol, on April 1, 2026, took 285 million dollars. [...]
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After two months of silence, the hacker behind one of crypto's largest thefts just began moving tens of millions through a mixer, and the clock is ticking on whether any of it can ever be traced back.This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!
Drift Hacker Moves $61M ETH to Tornado Cash as Claims Open
Wallets linked to the $295 million Drift Protocol exploit transferred approximately 25,700 Ether (ETH), worth $61.56 million, to Tornado Cash on October 20, renewing concerns over the recovery of stolen assets as victims begin claiming compensation through the decentralized exchange's new recovery-token system. Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain identified the transfers after roughly two months of inactivity, reporting that the deposits o…
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