Drift Exploiter Moves $61 Million in Ethereum Through Tornado Cash

By Isaac • October 20, 2026 11:12 pm •

A wallet cluster tied to the April attack on Drift Protocol is moving again, and the destination makes the recovery picture considerably darker.

The wallets deposited 25,700 Ether, worth about $61.56 million at the time, into Tornado Cash over roughly two hours Tuesday, according to an on-chain update summarized by Cointelegraph. The movement ended approximately two months of inactivity and left the tracked addresses holding roughly 81,864 ETH, then valued near $195 million.

The deposits remain visible on Ethereum, but Tornado Cash breaks the simple link between deposits and later withdrawals.

Investigators are left relying on timing, transaction patterns, exchange touchpoints and other less direct signals.

The Drift Protocol exploiter, who stole over $270M, is