Triple-A Hacker Deposits 4,970 ETH ($12.4M) into Tornado Cash

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ETH news: The Triple-A hacker has deposited 4,970 ETH ($12.4M) into Tornado Cash, a privacy tool. The attacker previously stole $11.8 million from Triple-A’s treasury in July 2026. After bridging and swapping tokens, the hacker dispersed funds to two addresses on September 6. The attacker then consolidated the funds into a single wallet and made multiple Tornado Cash deposits, including 49 transactions of 100 ETH and 7 of 10 ETH. ETH update: This move demonstrates continued use of privacy tools following the exploit.

ChainCatcher report, according to Salus monitoring, the attacker behind the Triple-A crypto payment service breach has transferred 4,970 ETH (valued at approximately $12.4 million) to the mixer Tornado Cash. In July of this year, the attacker stole assets from Triple-A’s treasury, with publicly estimated losses of around $11.8 million. After bridging the funds to the Ethereum network and completing token swaps, the attacker dispersed the funds to two intermediate addresses on September 6. The attacker consolidated both fund streams into a single wallet and deposited them in batches into Tornado Cash, including 49 transactions of 100 ETH each and 7 transactions of 10 ETH each, with some funds originating from prior withdrawals from the mixer.

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