😱🫨Crypto hacker appeared after months: The danger is increasing
The #Hacker behind the $82 million Orbit Chain attack on New Year's Eve transferred $47.7 million of cryptocurrency to #TornadoCash after five months of silence
Crypto Attacker drew attention with ETH transfers
Arkham, one of the first companies to notice the transfer, said in a June 8 Etherscan data shows that the abundance of 47.7 million Ether sent through Tornado Cash is in batches of 100 ETH.
The hack did not move the 20 million stolen Dai (DAI) or other coins removed from the cross-chain bridge. Their balance currently stands at $71.2 million; This includes $51.1 million in Ether and small amounts of Bitcoin (wBTC), Ether (wETH), Orbit Chain (ORC) and USD Coin (USDC).
The attack took place in the last hours of 2023. Orbit Chain said the next day that it had confirmed the cyberattack and was "actively engaging" with international law enforcement. Orbit Chain's “We are offering a maximum of $8 million.”
According to DefiLlama, approximately $37 million in total value is hidden in Orbit Chain. However, this figure was 75% lower than the 149.25 value locked in the protocol a few hours before the December 31 attacks.
