Hacker Returns Almost $20 Million Hacked from US Government Crypto Wallet

The hacker who drained approximately $20 million from a US government wallet on Oct. 24 has returned $19.3 million less than 24 hours later. The funds in the wallet originated from the 2016 Bitfinex hack and had been seized by the government. According to Arkham Intelligence, multiple wallets controlled by the hacker transferred the funds back to the government wallet, identified by the prefix “0xc9E.” At the time of this report, around 88% of the stolen funds have been returned. Onchain data shows that the hacker returned approximately 2,412 Ether (ETH), 7,200 Circle-USD (USDC), and $13.2 million in Aave-staked USDC