Hackers who stole bitcoins from the largest cryptocurrency miner used the Tornado Cash cryptomixer

The hackers who stole cryptocurrency from the BTC.com pool owned by BIT Mining Limited used the Tornado Cash mixer for money laundering. According to X-explore analysts, the criminals managed to earn 32.5 BTC and 1964 ETH, some of which ended up on Tornado Cash.

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As it became known, the wallet 3FxUA8godrRmxgUaPv71b3XCUxcoCLtUx2 transferred the stolen 32.5 BTC (about $ 0.55 million at the time of the transfer) to Tornado Cash. According to analysts, the hackers first transferred 1964 ETH to four new addresses, then these funds ended up on Tornado Cash, and then the laundered ETH were sent to Binance and Kucoin exchanges.

The incident is currently being investigated by law enforcement agencies in Shenzhen, China, together with representatives of BIT Mining Limited. «Following the detection of this cyberattack, the company has implemented solutions to improve protection against hackers. BTC.com is currently operating as usual,» BIT Mining Limited said. It should be noted that some of the pool’s funds have already been returned, although the company did not specify the exact amount and how it was done.

As for the Tornado Cash mixer, it is considered one of the most popular services among hackers for money laundering. Back in August, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tornado Cash, linking it to North Korean hackers Lazarus Group and illegal transactions worth more than $ 1 billion. The developer of the mixer was arrested in Amsterdam on August 10 and has been held in custody since then, but Alexey Pertsev has not yet been officially charged with any illegal actions.