Η υπόθεση του Tornado Cash

Η είδηση

Στις 8 Αυγούστου, το US Treasury επέβαλε κυρώσεις σε μία υπηρεσία που ονομάζεται Tornado Cash: U.S. Treasury Sanctions Notorious Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, which has been used to launder more than $7 billion worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019. This includes over $455 million stolen by the Lazarus Group, a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) state-sponsored hacking group that was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2019, in the largest known virtual currency heist to date. Tornado Cash was subsequently used to launder more than $96 million of malicious cyber actors’ funds derived from the June 24, 2022 Harmony Bridge Heist, and at least $7.8 million from the August 2, 2022 Nomad Heist.

Πως λειτουργεί το Tornado Cash

Το Tornado Cash είναι μία υπηρεσία που λειτουργεί ως εξής: