Drift exploiter resurfaces after 2 months, moves $61.6M in ETH to Tornado Cash

A wallet group linked to the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit has resumed moving stolen cryptocurrency, with blockchain analysts reporting that approximately $61.56 million in Ethereum was deposited into Tornado Cash on October 20. Summary Lookonchain reported that the Drift exploiter deposited 25,700 ETH, worth approximately $61.56 million, into Tornado Cash on October 20. Earlier monitoring by Onchain Lens identified at least 13,400 ETH, worth around $32 million, moving to the mixer. The transfers follow an April 1 attack that Chainalysis estimated caused $285 million in losses. Drift said a subsequent forensic investigation attributed the attack to a North Korea-linked group. The protocol opened DFX recovery-token claims and redemptions for affected users on October 1. According to blockchain monitoring account Lookonchain, the suspected exploiter transferred 25,700 ETH into the privacy-focused mixing service over a two-hour period, ending roughly two months of reported inactivity. The tracker estimated that the wallets still controlled 81,864 ETH worth approximately $195 million. An earlier Onchain Lens update identified at least 13,400 ETH, valued at roughly $32 million, fl...