Tornado Cash cryptomixer dev gets 64 months for laundering $2 billion

May 15, 2024 at 09:08AM Alexey Pertsev, a main developer of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler, has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for his involvement in laundering over $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency. The platform, used by cybercriminals, was sanctioned by the US Department of Treasury. With the fate of the project uncertain, … Read more

Malicious code in Tornado Cash governance proposal puts user funds at risk

February 27, 2024 at 09:37AM Malicious JavaScript code found in a Tornado Cash governance proposal has been leaking deposit data for 2 months, compromising fund transaction privacy and security. Security researcher Gas404 discovered the code and urged stakeholders to veto the proposals. Tornado Cash, an Ethereum mixer, uses SNARKs for anonymity, but has also been … Read more

Code injected into Tornado Cash on January 1 puts user funds at risk

February 27, 2024 at 09:29AM Malicious JavaScript code in a Tornado Cash governance proposal has leaked deposit notes to a private server for almost two months, compromising fund transaction privacy and security. Security researcher Gas404 discovered the code and urged stakeholders to veto the proposal. The compromised protocol introduced the code and Tornado Cash urges … Read more