Popular crypto privacy protocol Railgun successfully thwarted Inferno Drainer's attempt to launder the stolen funds, and the funds were returned to the original wallet. In a July 10 post by SlowMist's anti-money laundering tracking system, MistTrack on X, an attempt to launder 174 ETH worth approximately $533,000 was stopped by Railgun. This forced the thieves to send the stolen ETH back to the Inferno Drainer's original wallet.

Notorious multichain crypto drainer Inferno Drainer operates in scam service mode. He used sophisticated phishing sites to trick victims into connecting their crypto wallets to the attackers' network.

Railgun has been labeled as an alternative by experts following US government sanctions against the crypto mixer. Railgun has denied allegations that it is being used to launder digital assets stolen by North Korea and other US-sanctioned entities.