{"id":13274,"date":"2024-05-07T11:15:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/poloniex-hacker-moves-stolen-funds-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T11:15:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:15:16","slug":"poloniex-hacker-moves-stolen-funds-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/poloniex-hacker-moves-stolen-funds-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Poloniex Hacker Moves Stolen Funds for the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 7, the hacker responsible for last year&#8217;s breach of the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex transferred 100 ETH (approximately $308,000) to the mixer Tornado Cash. This was noted by journalist Colin Wu.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, Poloniex Hacker: 0x3E\u2026fDFd transferred 100 ETH (about $308,000) to Tornado Cash. This is the first time that the Poloniex hacker has transferred money to Tornado Cash for money laundering. Currently, the Poloniex hacker also has $182 million in crypto assets, including\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WuBlockchain\/status\/1787676480086118439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This marks the first instance of the hacker attempting to launder the stolen assets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-text-wrappers-update-2 article_update\"><time class=\"gtb_text-wrappers_update_time\">7 May 2024 | 14:27<\/time><span class=\"gtb_text-wrappers_update_head\">Update: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to PeckShieldAlert, the amount sent to Tornado Cash has increased to 3000 ETH (~$3 million).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeckShieldAlert?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeckShieldAlert<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KronosResearch?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KronosResearch<\/a> Hacker has already transferred 1K <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a> (~$3m) to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tornadocash?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tornadocash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nKoLKY9ZMU\">pic.twitter.com\/nKoLKY9ZMU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeckShieldAlert\/status\/1787750220614558000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/platform.arkhamintelligence.com\/explorer\/entity\/poloniex-hacker\">hacker&#8217;s wallet<\/a> still holds cryptocurrencies worth $182 million, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>25,563 ETH (~$79 million);<\/li>\n<li>305 million TRX (~$36.3 million);<\/li>\n<li>501.6 BTC (~$32 million);<\/li>\n<li>364.2 BTCT (~$23.3 million). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>North Korean cybercriminals are suspected to be behind the breach.<\/p>\n<p>Back in November 10, 2023, Poloniex lost nearly $125 million in cryptocurrencies due to the attack. The exchange&#8217;s owner, Justin Sun, reported the &#8220;successful identification and freezing of some assets linked to the hacker&#8217;s addresses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Later, the entrepreneur offered the hacker a $10 million reward for returning the stolen assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 7, the hacker responsible for last year&#8217;s breach of the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex transferred 100 ETH (approximately $308,000) to the mixer Tornado Cash. This was noted by journalist Colin Wu. Today, Poloniex Hacker: 0x3E\u2026fDFd transferred 100 ETH (about $308,000) to Tornado Cash. 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