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Garden Finance Attacker Moves $6.65M in Crypto to Tornado Cash

CertiK Alert indicates that the Garden Finance breach perpetrator shifted millions in BNB and ETH to Tornado Cash, with nearly $910K still in the identified wallet.

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Summary

CertiK Alert reports that the attacker behind the October 31 Garden Finance breach, which caused $10.8 million in losses, transferred 501 BNB and 1,910 ETH worth about $6.65 million to Tornado Cash. The suspect’s address, starting with 0x98BC, retains approximately $910,000.

Terms & Concepts
  • Tornado Cash: A decentralized cryptocurrency mixer (privacy tool) that obscures transaction details by pooling funds and redistributing them to new addresses.
  • BNB: Binance Coin, a cryptocurrency issued by Binance used for transactions and fees on its blockchain ecosystem.
  • ETH: Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency used for transactions and smart contracts (self-executing blockchain code) on the Ethereum network.