Ethereum from the Drift hack: the attacker moves up to $61 million into Tornado Cash

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Wallets attributed to the Drift attacker forwarded between 13,400 and 25,700 ether to Tornado Cash on October 20 after two quiet months. Around 81,500 ether still sit with the attacker.The proceeds of the attack on Drift Protocol are moving again. On October 20, 2026, wallets that observers attribute to the attacker forwarded a large part of the stolen ether to the Tornado Cash mixer, after the addresses had lain still for around two months. Figures for the sum diverge and range between $32 million and $61.6 million. For European investors this is no distant piece of news: laundered ether ends up on the open market, and accepting it unknowingly risks a frozen deposit. 25,700 ether in two hours: the figures on the October 20 movement The largest value comes from the analytics service Lookonchain. According to its reading, 25,700 ether worth around $61.56 million flowed into Tornado Cash within two hours on October 20. The first report of the day came from Onchain Lens and was sma...