HECO Chain 漏洞利用者在 8 天内在 Tornado Cash 上匿名化了价值 1.45 亿美元的以太币

How Do Hackers Launder Their Loot?

黑客如何洗钱？

The recent transfer of nearly 40,000 Ether (ETH) through Tornado Cash, a crypto-mixing protocol, has raised questions about how hackers launder their ill-gotten gains.

最近通过加密货币混合协议 Tornado Cash 转移了近 40,000 以太坊 (ETH)，引发了人们对黑客如何洗白其不义之财的疑问。

Hiding the Trail of Stolen Funds

隐藏被盗资金的踪迹

According to crypto investigator PeckShield, the HECO Chain exploiter made 19 transfers to Tornado Cash addresses, effectively anonymizing approximately $145.7 million worth of stolen ETH. The majority of the funds were sent to a single Tornado Cash address, with a smaller transaction sent separately to another address.

据加密货币调查员 PeckShield 称，HECO Chain 攻击者向 Tornado Cash 地址进行了 19 次转账，有效匿名了价值约 1.457 亿美元的被盗 ETH。大部分资金被发送到一个 Tornado Cash 地址，一小笔交易单独发送到另一个地址。

Crypto Hackers' Preferred Anonymity Tool

加密货币黑客首选的匿名工具

Crypto hackers frequently use Tornado Cash to hide the ownership of their stolen funds. The protocol allows users to mix their ETH with other users' funds, making it difficult to trace the original source of the funds.

加密货币黑客经常使用 Tornado Cash 来隐藏被盗资金的所有权。该协议允许用户将自己的 ETH 与其他用户的资金混合，从而很难追踪资金的原始来源。

North Korean Hackers Join the Mix

朝鲜黑客加入其中

In March, crypto analytics firm Elliptic reported that hackers from North Korea's Lazarus Group resumed using Tornado Cash to launder funds stolen from hacks. The Lazarus Group has been linked to several high-profile cyberattacks, including the $625 million Axie Infinity hack in March 2022.

今年 3 月，加密货币分析公司 Elliptic 报告称，朝鲜 Lazarus Group 的黑客重新使用 Tornado Cash 来洗钱被黑客窃取的资金。 Lazarus 集团与多起备受瞩目的网络攻击有关，其中包括 2022 年 3 月发生的价值 6.25 亿美元的 Axie Infinity 黑客攻击。

Tornado Cash Under Fire

龙卷风现金遭受攻击

The Tornado Cash protocol has come under fire for its alleged role in facilitating money laundering. In August 2022, the United States Treasury Department sanctioned Tornado Cash, alleging that it had laundered over $1 billion in illicit funds.

龙卷风现金协议因其涉嫌促进洗钱而受到批评。 2022 年 8 月，美国财政部制裁了 Tornado Cash，指控其洗钱超过 10 亿美元的非法资金。

Co-Founder Pleads Not Guilty

联合创始人不认罪

Roman Storm, the co-founder of Tornado Cash, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and other crimes in September 2023. His alleged co-conspirator, Roman Semenov, faces similar charges.

Tornado Cash 联合创始人 Roman Storm 对 2023 年 9 月共谋洗钱和其他犯罪的指控表示不认罪。他的同谋 Roman Semenov 也面临类似指控。

Arbitrum DAO Rejects Funding Request

DAO 决定拒绝资助请求

In March, the Arbitrum DAO rejected a proposal to fund the legal defense costs of the Tornado Cash co-founders. The proposal was later deleted at the author's request, leaving the reasons for its withdrawal unclear.

今年 3 月，Arbitrum DAO 拒绝了为 Tornado Cash 联合创始人提供法律辩护费用的提议。该提案后来应作者的要求被删除，撤回原因尚不清楚。