Taiwan -based crypto currency exchange BitoproOn May 8, about $ 11.5 million worth of crypto money was withdrawn from the hot wallets of the hot wallets. Although 25 days have passed since the incident, there was no official statement from the company. Blockchain researcher while users try to find out what is happening in the midst of uncertainty Zachxbt He described the procedures as “possible attack .. Tron, Ethereum $2,499.72, Solana And Polygon Transfers in the networks were invested in Tornado Cash within minutes. Then through Thorchain Bitcoin 
$104,030.58It was bridged and transferred to Wasabi wallets. Blockchain data shows that the funds are instantly lost.
Behind the scenes of $ 11.5 million suspicious background output
Blockchain The data from the monitoring platforms show that the first movement started with 23 thousand USDT “trial shoot, and then hundreds of thousands of dollars were transferred from hot wallets to cold wallets. The transferred funds were divided into crypto mixer services in a short time and progressed fragmented. It not only made it difficult to trace these tactical funds, but also frustrated the possible ice cream attempts of the authorities. Experts that Tornado Cash-Thorchain-Wasabi triangle has now become a “classical escape route .. Asia He emphasizes that he is increasingly adopted in centered attacks.
According to Zachxbt, attackers or attackers made an average of fifteen seconds of intervals during the inter -net transitions. Thus, the analysis tools were prevented from capturing the correlation on the blockchain. Although the amount of $ 11.5 million seems relatively modest, it coincides with the considerable section of the hot wallet liquidity for many stock markets.
Bitopro’s silence worries users
Hearing the incident in social media and community channels triggered the rumors of panic sales. Picture of the stock market Telegram The only explanation made from the account was limited to the phrase “We will return collectively”, many users brought their funds to external wallets.
Lawyers recall that the new transparency metrics prepared by Taiwan regulators for crypto currency exchanges aim to reduce such silences.
Security analysts at this point Bybitreminds us of the $ 1.4 billion attack at the beginning of the year. In the attack, the crypto mixer-PP2P route was watched and 27 percent of the funds disappeared without trace. In the incident of Bybit, North Korean -backed Lazarus Group was traced. In the Bitopro incident, the attacker has not yet been identified. Nevertheless, the similarity of the route used gives the sign of a professional team operating in the region. Experts reiterate the warning that every platform that does not strengthen the “hot wallet-cold wallet balance çıkmış can face similar risk.
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