x100global attacker moved 300 ETH (about $690k) to Tornado Cash

The 0x8296…42e5 wallet is now about 0.0008 ETH after repeated 0.1 ETH deposits.

First reported Oct 26, 2026, 13:42 UTC

Source reports

#CertiKInsight 🚨 @x100global attacker is currently sending funds to Tornado Cash: https://etherscan.io/address/0x8296721489d0a7E934edd66ea27159B1C88A42e5 300 ETH ($690k) has already been sent so far. CertiK Report Security Dashboard 👇 https://certik.com/certik-report/dashboard — @CertiKAlert (X), Oct 26, 2026, 13:42 UTC
JUST IN: x100global attacker started laundering funds to Tornado Cash 300 ETH sent so far per CertiKAlert Funds stem from Oct 24 governance hijack — @PopaRecon (X), Oct 26, 2026, 13:55 UTC
X100 EXPLOITER SENDS 420.8 ETH TO TORNADO CASH; MOST TRACED ETH STAYS OUTSIDE The Oct. 26 deposits nearly emptied the distributor wallet. Four holding wallets still held about 1,602 ETH in snapshots around 9:48 a.m. ET. Read more here… — @DefiantNews (X), Oct 26, 2026, 14:04 UTC
#PeckShieldAlert The address labeled as the X100 exploiter has deposited 821.2 $ETH (~$1.89M) into #TornadoCash. X100 ($X) suffered a flash-loan governance attack on October 24, 2026, losing ~$4.75M. $X has dropped 96% in 24h. — @PeckShieldAlert (X), Oct 26, 2026, 14:53 UTC

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