CryptoBilis Hacker Deposits 1,200 ETH into Tornado Cash, Approximately $2.78 Million

On October 27, the CryptoBilis attacker deposited 1,200 ETH, worth approximately $2.78 million, into Tornado Cash, 18 days after a large-scale wallet theft. Ledger confirmed on October 11 that an unauthorized hardware implant was found in the device of one victim. The attacker used wallet 0x468b...2a4e to send 600.1 ETH to two new wallets, and then completed 12 deposits of 100 ETH each between 14:24:59 and 14:27:23 UTC. The theft on October 9 affected users who purchased Ledger devices through Southeast Asian distributor CryptoBilis, with Bitquery estimating losses across multiple chains at approximately $102 million.

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