{"id":1436,"date":"2026-06-18T17:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:26:30","slug":"uxlink-exploit-returns-as-attacker-sends-8-1m-eth-to-tornado-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/?p=1436","title":{"rendered":"UXLink exploit returns as attacker sends $8.1M ETH to Tornado Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UXLink, a Web 3 social network that was targeted in September 2025, is making headlines once again. According to Specter, an on-chain investigator, the attacker responsible for the UXLink exploit has started relocating the stolen assets. <\/span><\/p>\n

To obfuscate transaction trails, the wrongdoer converted some of the stolen DAI stablecoins into Ethereum (ETH). Going forward, the illicit actor then deposited roughly $8.1 million worth of ETH into Tornado Cash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Funds laundered<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to the investigator<\/a>46 distinct deposits of 100 ETH<\/a> each were made as part of the laundering process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Specter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For those unaware, this is a common strategy to conflate illegal funds with legal transactions and make blockchain tracing more difficult. <\/span><\/p>\n

With this most recent action, the attacker has now reportedly laundered a total of $19.1 million in stolen assets. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, the fact that the exploiter still has control over about $16 million in funds despite these transfers raises the possibility of further laundering.<\/span><\/p>\n

How was UXLink attacked? <\/span><\/h2>\n

Well, back in September 2025<\/a> the exploiter had made over $800 billion, or 9 trillion $UXLINK. Interestingly, even hours after the original exploit, the hacker kept their access and kept minting more tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exploiter then started moving the proceeds to centralized exchanges and offloading the fraudulent tokens through decentralized exchanges. This in turn resulted in the depletion of Uniswap\u2019s liquidity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Specter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Notably, the attacker did not stop there, and signed a malicious transaction and lost 542 million UXLINK tokens to another malicious actor\u2014often referred to as \u201ctheft stolen from theft.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Even with this setback, the main exploiter still held about 900 million UXLINK tokens, putting a sizable portion of compromised assets in the hands of malicious actors. <\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s more? <\/span><\/h2>\n

This coincded with ETH declining by 1.01% over the previous day to trade at $1,745.11 at press time. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, on the 12th of June Humanity Protocol reported a targeted phishing attack<\/a> against one of its directors. <\/span><\/p>\n

This had resulted in the attacker using administrative credentials that were stolen to upgrade contracts, transfer tokens across Ethereum, and mint new $H tokens on the BNB Smart Chain. <\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, on the 15th of June, a suspicious transaction involving the depletion of assets valued at approximately $2.19 million occurred in Aztec Network\u2019s Router contract<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Final Summary <\/span><\/h2>\n
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  • From September 2025 to the present time, the attackers have reportedly laundered a total of $19.1 million in stolen assets from the UXLink exploit. <\/span><\/em><\/li>\n
  • Back then, the \u00a0exploiter had made over 9 trillion $UXLINK, kept their access, and kept minting more tokens. <\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n

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