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$1.1 Million Stolen from Five EVM Wallets in Suspected Private Key Leak

$1.1 Million Stolen from Five EVM Wallets in Suspected Private Key Leak

ZachXBT's latest report details a $1.1 million theft across multiple EVM wallets, with stolen Ethereum routed through Tornado Cash for transaction obfuscation.

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Summary

On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported that a victim lost approximately $1.1 million from five Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chain wallets in an incident likely tied to a private key leak. The attacker consolidated the stolen assets into 330 ETH and transferred them to Tornado Cash, a decentralized crypto mixer, to obscure the transaction trail.

Terms & Concepts
  • EVM chain: A blockchain compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (software platform for running smart contracts).
  • Private key leak: When a cryptocurrency wallet’s secret access key is exposed, allowing unauthorized control of the funds.
  • Tornado Cash: A decentralized crypto transaction mixer that obscures the origin of funds by pooling and redistributing Ethereum transactions.