KelpDAO Hacker Moves Stolen ETH, Funds Routed to Tron via LayerZer

• The cybercriminal moved the stolen ETH from Ethereum to Arbitrum using Across Protocol.
• After being swapped for USDT0, the stolen money was sent to Tron via LayerZero.
• The exploit happened due to a compromised RPC infrastructure, hosted by LayerZero.

The hacker behind the nearly $300 million KelpDAO breach is now moving and laundering the money through a complicated cross-chain route.

Blockchain security firm PeckShield says the cybercriminal moved the stolen ETH from Ethereum to Arbitrum using Across Protocol, swapped it for stablecoins (USDT0), and then sent the money to Tron using LayerZero’s infrastructure.

The company also shared on-chain data showing the transactions, as analysts say this multi-step process is meant to break up the digital trail, making it much harder to recover the stolen funds.

The laundering activity follows the largest DeFi hack of …

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