An address related to the $190 million Nomad exploit has moved $1.57 million worth of Ether (ETH) to the sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash.
In an alert, blockchain security firm CertiK marked that a wallet address affiliated with the Nomad hack has transferred 1,200 ETH to Tornado Cash, suggesting that the attackers may be cashing out the funds. The hacker transferred 12 lots of 100 ETH to the sanctioned mixer.
The Nomad bridge hack was one of the ten biggest cryptohacks in 2022, with more than $190 million in digital assets lost. On August 1, hundreds of exploiters they flocked to drain the bridge Full value locked in a matter of hours due to a security breach. Last year, a report revealed that almost 90% of hack participants were impersonators who could take over $88 million in digital assets.
While many attackers participated in the exploit with malicious intent, some joined in with the intention of returning the tokens. Because of this, one project took the opportunity to provide a non-fungible token reward for those who would choose to return the stolen funds to Nomad.
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In a recent update posted on December 8, the Nomad team released a bridge relaunch guide after patching the vulnerability in the contract that led to the $190 million hack. In addition to fixing the issues, the company also redesigned the token bridge.
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