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2 min read 26 Oct 2024

Hacker returns $19.3M stolen from US government wallets

By Daniele Corno

After less than 24 hours, hacker returns 88% of stolen funds to one of the addresses linked to the US government wallet

Hacker returns $19.3M stolen from US government wallets

US government wallet hit and funds recovered

On Thursday evening, a hacker took about $20 million from an address related to U.S. governmentwallets.

The attack began with a withdrawal of funds from Aave, the largest decentralized lending platform, where the funds had been inactive for more than eight months.

The compromised address, “0xc9E6E51C7dA9FF1198fdC5b3369EfeDA9b19C34c,” is also associated with government seizures of cryptocurrencies, including funds from theBitfinex hack.

The stolen tokens included mainly stablecoin, nearly 14 million AUSDC, 5.4 million USDC, 1.1 million USDT and $500k ETH. Immediately after the theft, the hacker distributed the funds quickly to various addresses, a typical move to make tracking more difficult.

Zack xbt noted on X that the attacker was using suspicious addresses to further complicate recovery. Indeed, this modus operandi suggests an attempt at money laundering, as is often the case in similar situations.

The implications of the attack and the return of the funds

Friday night was the turning point. Arkham declared that 88 percent of the stolen funds, amounting to $19.3 million, had been returned to the government wallet.

This update came less than 24 hours after the attack. The hacker, who had immediately moved the funds to various wallets, returned 88 percent of the stolen funds. Indeed, this choice raises many questions about his intentions. Perhaps the hacker decided to avoid legal consequences or made a mistake. The affair reopens the debate on the security of government wallets.

Cryptocurrency funds are vulnerable and valuable targets for cyber criminals. This incident highlights the need for greater protections and controls over public digital assets.

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