July 26, 2026·Bearish·critical issue

North Korea Linked to $44.4M Tornado Cash Move

Over $44.4 million in Ethereum was moved through Tornado Cash within 48 hours, three months after the $295.7 million Drift exploit. The funds are linked to North Korean hacking group UNC6862, with researcher ZachXBT noting the difficulty of tracking nation-state actors alone.

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Tornado Cash (torn)

Drift Protocol (drift)

@zachxbt

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@Cryptonomist_en

$44.4M in $ETH moved through @TornadoCash in under 48h — 3 months after the $295.7M Drift exploit tied to North Korean group UNC6862. @zachxbt stepped back: no single researcher can track a nation-state op. Nobody is filling the gap. #crypto #DeFi #hack #TornadoCash #Solana https://t.co/QId5OiKCyc