HECO Chain 漏洞利用者在 8 天內在 Tornado Cash 上匿名化了價值 1.45 億美元的以太幣

How Do Hackers Launder Their Loot?

駭客如何洗錢？

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.

最近透過加密貨幣混合協議 Tornado Cash 轉移了近 40,000 以太坊 (ETH)，引發了人們對駭客如何洗白其不義之財的疑問。

Hiding the Trail of Stolen Funds

隱藏被盜資金的蹤跡

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.

據加密貨幣調查員 PeckShield 稱，HECO Chain 攻擊者向 Tornado Cash 地址進行了 19 次轉賬，有效匿名了價值約 1.457 億美元的被盜 ETH。大部分資金被發送到一個 Tornado Cash 地址，一小筆交易單獨發送到另一個地址。

Crypto Hackers' Preferred Anonymity Tool

加密貨幣駭客首選的匿名工具

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.

加密貨幣駭客經常使用 Tornado Cash 來隱藏被盜資金的所有權。該協議允許用戶將自己的 ETH 與其他用戶的資金混合，從而很難追蹤資金的原始來源。

North Korean Hackers Join the Mix

北韓駭客加入其中

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，加密貨幣分析公司 Elliptic 報告稱，北韓 Lazarus Group 的駭客重新使用 Tornado Cash 來洗錢被駭客竊取的資金。 Lazarus 集團與多起備受矚目的網路攻擊有關，其中包括 2022 年 3 月發生的價值 6.25 億美元的 Axie Infinity 駭客攻擊。

Tornado Cash Under Fire

龍捲風現金遭受攻擊

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.

龍捲風現金協議因其涉嫌促進洗錢而受到批評。 2022 年 8 月，美國財政部製裁了 Tornado Cash，指控其洗錢超過 10 億美元的非法資金。

Co-Founder Pleads Not Guilty

共同創辦人不認罪

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 聯合創始人 Roman Storm 對 2023 年 9 月共謀洗錢和其他犯罪的指控表示不認罪。他的同謀 Roman Semenov 也面臨類似指控。

Arbitrum DAO Rejects Funding Request

DAO 決定拒絕資助請求

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 拒絕了為 Tornado Cash 聯合創始人提供法律辯護費用的提議。該提案後來應作者的要求被刪除，撤回原因尚不清楚。