2026-01-06 09:47:05

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2026-01-06 09:44:10

After the whale wallet was compromised for $27.3 million, hackers continued to plunder ETH from Aave and escaped through mixers

【Blockchain Rhythm】Another major crypto asset theft case has new developments. A whale user’s multi-signature wallet was hacked on December 18 due to private key leakage, resulting in a total loss of $27.3 million worth of crypto assets.

What’s more concerning is that the hacker did not stop there. The latest data shows that by January 6, the hacker had again withdrawn 1,000 ETH (about $3.24 million) from the Aave platform, immediately laundering the funds through TornadoCash.

On-chain data tracking indicates that the hacker has transferred a total of 6,300 ETH (worth approximately $19.4 million) into TornadoCash for processing. It is clear that their actions are orderly and targeted, gradually cashing out this huge amount of stolen funds.

This incident serves as a wake-up call to the entire Web3 user community — even large holders with multi-signature wallets can be vulnerable if private key management is mishandled.

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