Drift hacker washes $63M through Tornado Cash, leaving recovery claims in limbo
The address Etherscan labels “Drift Exploiter 5” made 258 deposits on October 20, nearly emptying this wallet. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
AI summary
An address labeled "Drift Exploiter 5" made 258 deposits into Tornado Cash on October 20, nearly emptying the wallet and laundering roughly $63 million in stolen funds. The move through the sanctioned mixing service makes tracing and recovery far harder, undermining any restitution claims for Drift victims. Traders should note the continued use of Tornado Cash for large-scale laundering, which keeps regulatory scrutiny on privacy tools and DeFi exploit recovery expectations low.
Narrative history
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1H AGOYou’re reading thisDrift hacker washes $63M through Tornado Cash, leaving recovery claims in limboCryptoSlate · Score 55
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2H AGODecrypt · Score 72 · via Drift, Tornado
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10H AGOCointelegraph · Score 55 · via Tornado, Drift
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14H AGOThe Defiant · Score 55 · via Drift-Linked, Tornado
