Blockchain Security Firm: Drift Hacker Transfers Another 4,600 ETH to Tornado Cash, Worth Approximately $11.23 Million

According to security firm Salus' monitoring, on October 21, the attacker behind Drift Protocol began transferring funds from another long-dormant wallet, depositing 4,600 ETH into Tornado Cash, valued at around $11.23 million. The two linked wallets tracked by Salus have now deposited a total of 30,310 ETH into Tornado Cash. The address starting with 0xaa8 had previously sent 19,600 ETH to Tornado Cash, then added another 6,110 ETH, bringing its total deposits to 25,710 ETH. The other address starting with 0xd3f, after lying dormant for about 202 days, made its first outbound transfer, sending 4,600 ETH to Tornado Cash in 46 separate transactions over roughly 19 minutes. This address had earlier received a total of around 24,882 ETH across 11 wallets, with funds primarily sourced from USDC bridged from Solana to Ethereum via CCTP and converted into ETH. As of the monitoring time, the address still holds approximately 20,286 ETH.