Alleged North Korean hackers moved Bitget breach funds into Zcash pool
Image: Crypto BriefingAlleged North Korean hackers moved part of the $387.5 million Bitget breach into Zcash's Ironwood shielded pool. About 2,700 ZEC entered the pool. The wallets are linked to the exchange hack. Zcash's Ironwood pool is a privacy feature that hides sender, receiver, and amount data from public view. The moved funds are harder for trackers to follow.
Key points
- Alleged North Korean hackers moved about 2,700 ZEC into Zcash's Ironwood shielded pool.
- The wallets are linked to a Bitget breach that drained $387.5 million from the exchange.
- The Ironwood shielded pool hides sender, receiver, and amount data from public view.
- The moved funds are part of the stolen Bitget crypto and are harder to track.
Why it matters
The shielded pool can make stolen Bitget funds harder to trace and recover. It hides sender, receiver, and amount data from public view.
What's unclear
Reports give the moved Zcash value as about $3.8 million and about $3.9 million.
Price context · ZEC
At publication
$1,456.12
Now
$1,465.44
Change since
+0.64%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 3 publishers
CoinCentral
Tier 3
Bitget Hack Funds Moved Into Zcash Shielded Pool, Hiding $3.9 Million
Blockonomi
Tier 3
Stolen Bitget Crypto Worth $3.9M Vanishes Into Zcash Privacy Network
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Crypto Briefing
- Confirmed by CoinCentral
- CryptoVideos brief published
- 1 more publisher added to sources
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