WazirX Hacker Starts Moving Stolen Ether Anonymously Using Tornado Cash

As a result of an attack by an unknown entity, some of the $234 million allegedly stolen from the WazirX exchange in one of India’s worst crypto hacks has already been laundered. This action occurred on the same day the platform released its recapture plan.

It was discovered that the perpetrator on Monday moved 2,500 Ether tokens worth about $6.3 million to Tornado Cash – a service that even blurs the origin of crypto assets – after attending the briefing session led by WazirX cofounder Nischal Shetty, who is based in Dubai.

In August, WazirX was hacked by an unknown group of hackers, who have remained unidentified since the heist took place in July and are reportedly moving the funds that have been stolen around. A recent piece of data collected by Arkham Research suggests that the hacker is using a controversial platform called Tornado Cash to commit his crimes. 

A hacker who stole more than $230 million (roughly Rs. 1,900 crore) appears to have moved some $54.5 crore of Ether tokens worth of the stolen cryptocurrency $230 million into Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency platform that is now sanctioned by the United States government.

Using Tornado Cash, users can deposit their crypto tokens into a pool that contains various crypto tokens and then have their funds transferred to the destination wallet in the form of other cryptocurrencies after depositing their funds. 

Over the past few years, Tornado Cash has become one

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