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Why the UXLINK hacker’s 14,336 ETH transfers raise fresh questions for DeFi

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The hacker behind the September 2025 UXLINK exploit has deposited 14,336.6 ETH into Tornado Cash over the past two weeks, including a recent transfer of over

Why the UXLINK hacker’s 14,336 ETH transfers raise fresh questions for DeFi

Key takeaways

  • The UXLINK exploiter deposited 14,336.6 ETH into Tornado Cash over a two-week period.
  • A wallet linked to the defunct Mining Express scheme swapped 5,004 ETH for 8.8 million DAI.
  • The DeFi ecosystem lacks efficient systems to stop or deal with illegal funds once they are in motion.
  • Protocols must strengthen cross-network coordination and implement real-time threat detection to safeguard privacy.

The hacker behind the September 2025 UXLINK exploit has deposited 14,336.6 ETH into Tornado Cash over the past two weeks, including a recent transfer of over $8.1 million worth of ETH converted from DAI. Concurrently, wallets linked to the defunct Mining Express Ponzi scheme have reallocated assets, swapping 5,004 ETH for 8.8 million DAI and moving approximately $5.1 million to Tornado Cash following an exploit of the Jaredfromsubway.eth MEV bot.

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By the numbers

14,336.6 ETH
Deposited into Tornado Cash by UXLINK attacker in two weeks
$4.5M
Cryptocurrency assets drained in September 2025 UXLINK exploit
6,000.8 ETH
Swapped by UXLINK exploiter from remaining DAI tokens
5,004 ETH
Swapped for 8.8 million DAI by Mining Express wallet
$5.1M
Moved to Tornado Cash from Mining Express wallet

How it unfolded

  1. 2019 Kaze Fuziyama founded Mining Express
  2. 2022 Ukrainian authorities investigated bankrupt Mining Express
  3. September 2025 UXLINK exploit occurred via delegateCall vulnerability
  4. May 2026 Mining Express wallet fully unstaked funds

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Source: Ambcrypto

Common questions

What happened with UXLINK?
The UXLINK exploiter deposited 14,336.6 ETH into Tornado Cash over a two-week period.
Where can I read the original report?
Read the full report at ambcrypto.

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