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Aperture Finance Exploit Funds Moved to Tornado Cash

PeckShield reports the Aperture Finance attacker laundered over $2.4 million in ETH through Tornado Cash following the $3.67 million DeFi breach.

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Summary

PeckShield confirmed the attacker responsible for the January 25, 2026 Aperture Finance breach moved 1,242.7 ETH, worth about $2.4 million, to Tornado Cash. The exploit targeted Aperture’s V3 and V4 smart contracts, causing $3.67 million in total losses. Tornado Cash’s transaction-obscuring features make tracking and asset recovery significantly more difficult.

Terms & Concepts
  • Smart contract: Self-executing blockchain code that automatically enforces terms of an agreement without intermediaries.
  • Tornado Cash: A decentralized Ethereum-based mixing service designed to obscure transaction trails by pooling and redistributing funds.
  • ETH: The native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, used for transactions and smart contract execution.