An institutional entity is suspected to have lost ~$2.84M to DPRK-linked SquidSquad on October 8, 2026 on BSC.

First reported Oct 21, 2026, 05:45 UTC

Source reports

An institutional entity is suspected to have lost ~$2.84M to DPRK-linked SquidSquad on October 8, 2026 on BSC. On October 20, the attacker deposited 1111.2 ETH into Tornado Cash and withdrew to three addresses. Tornado withdrawal addresses… — Rickler Feed, Oct 21, 2026, 05:45 UTC
An institutional entity is suspected to have lost ~$2.84M to DPRK-linked SquidSquad on October 8, 2026 on BSC. On October 20, the attacker deposited 1111.2 ETH into Tornado Cash and withdrew to three addresses. Tornado withdrawal addresses… — AGGREGATOR, Oct 21, 2026, 05:45 UTC
DPRK-linked hackers who stole about $2.84M from an institution on BSC laundered it through Tornado Cash and Tron to Chinese OTC desks, likely to dodge a Tether freeze Source — ahboyashreads, Oct 21, 2026, 05:46 UTC
DPRK-linked hackers who stole about $2.84M from an institution on BSC laundered it through Tornado Cash and Tron to Chinese OTC desks, likely to dodge a Tether freeze Source — Rickler Feed, Oct 21, 2026, 05:46 UTC
⚠️ ALERT: An institution is suspected to have lost $2.84 MILLION on BSC to North Korea-linked SquidSquad, ZachXBT reports. Following the October 8 attack, the hacker deposited 1,111.2 ETH into Tornado Cash on October 20 and withdrew to three addresses. Funds then moved through… — @coinbureau (X), Oct 21, 2026, 06:12 UTC

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