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Triple-A Attacker Moves 4,970 ETH Worth $12.4M Into Tornado Cash

The attacker behind the July exploit of payment provider Triple-A has moved 4,970 ETH, worth about $12.4 million, into Tornado Cash, blockchain security firm Salus reported on Oct. 10. The funds were bridged to Ethereum and swapped, split across two intermediary addresses on Sept. 6, then consolidated into a single wallet on Oct. 9 and deposited in 56 transactions. Triple-A has said customer funds were unaffected; public estimates put its own vault losses at about $11.8 million.

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The migration into Tornado Cash signals that the attacker has moved past the consolidation phase and is now actively working to obscure the trail, a step that typically precedes attempts to cash out through off-ramps. That the deposits were split across dozens of transactions suggests deliberate structuring to avoid triggering automated monitoring thresholds. For Triple-A, the distinction between customer funds and its own vault losses may limit the immediate liability question, but the laundering pattern keeps the incident live in compliance and law-enforcement channels. Whether any portion of these funds is traced and frozen before it exits mixing is the open question.

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