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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Marvie Basilan

Address Linked To $24M Phishing Of Crypto Whale Moves $10M To Tornado Cash

Crypto phishing scams have been on the rise in recent months, blockchain security firms warned. (Credit: Bybit/flickr.com)

KEY POINTS

  • The phishing-linked address moved 3,700 Ether to Tornado Cash Thursday, Certik said
  • A crypto whale lost over $24M in September, with the phishing scammer immediately swapping the stolen crypto
  • In February alone, around $47 million was lost to crypto phishing scams, Scam Sniffer said

A deposit of over $10 million worth of Ether (ETH) into Tornado Cash was detected by a blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) monitoring firm Thursday. The deposited funds have been traced back to a major phishing incident in September, wherein a crypto whale lost over $24 million.

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