Cysic Hacker Transfers $744K in ETH and BNB to Tornado Cash Despite Recovery Offer
The Cysic bridge exploiter rejected a 10% bounty and moved stolen funds through Tornado Cash after exploiting the protocol.
The Cysic bridge exploiter rejected a 10% bounty and moved stolen funds through Tornado Cash after exploiting the protocol. Ethereum (ETH) is trading at R$119.439 ($2,404.15), up 0.1% since this brief published. This is an original Kriptometre brief synthesising 3 outlets (Crypto Economy, Live Bitcoin News, Cointelegraph), with their figures cross-checked, plus live market data, as of Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:07:01 UTC.
This incident highlights the ongoing challenges in recovering stolen crypto assets and the limitations of current bounty systems, while also demonstrating the continued use of privacy mixers despite regulatory scrutiny.
- Hacker exploited Cysic bridge to mint 10M unauthorized tokens
- Rejected $665K recovery bounty, moved $744K to Tornado Cash
- Funds included 300 ETH and 30.4 BNB
- Tornado Cash TVL up 18.5% in past week
Multiple outlets (Crypto Economy, Live Bitcoin News, and Cointelegraph) confirm that the Cysic bridge exploiter transferred approximately $744,000 in ETH and BNB to Tornado Cash after rejecting a 10% recovery bounty. However, there are slight discrepancies in the breakdown of the transferred amounts, with Live Bitcoin News reporting 300 ETH and 30.4 BNB specifically, while others mention the total value without detailed token distribution. All outlets agree on the 10% bounty offer and the unauthorized minting of 10 million CYS tokens.
- Drift Protocol Saldırganı 61 Milyon Dolarlık ETH'yi Tornado Cash'e Aktardı
- Drift sömürücüsü 109 milyon dolarlık ETH'yi Tornado Cash'e gönderdi
- Cysic Hacker Transfers $744K in ETH and BNB to Tornado Cash Despite Recovery Offer — this brief
The Cysic bridge exploiter has moved approximately $744,000 worth of ETH and 
BNB to Tornado Cash, rejecting a recovery offer from the Cysic Foundation. The foundation had proposed a 10% bounty, equivalent to about $66,500, for the return of 275.87 ETH, which was part of the stolen funds.
The attack, which occurred on the BNB Smart Chain, allowed the hacker to mint 10 million CYS tokens without authorization. This exploit was facilitated by vulnerabilities in the Cysic bridge, a cross-chain interoperability protocol.
Live 
Bitcoin News and PeckShieldAlert reported that the hacker transferred 300 ETH and 30.4 BNB to Tornado Cash, which is valued at approximately $721,140 and $22,590 respectively. This brings the total value of the transferred funds to around $744,000, a figure corroborated by Crypto Economy and Cointelegraph.
Tornado Cash, a privacy mixer, has been a controversial tool in the crypto space, often used for obfuscating transaction trails. Despite regulatory actions against it, the platform's total value locked (TVL) has increased by 18.5% in the past week, according to DeFiLlama.
The broader crypto market remains relatively stable, with Bitcoin trading at $37,163.87 (-0.03% 24h) and 
Ethereum at $2,401.29 (+0.29% 24h). The overall market cap stands at $2.8 trillion, and the Fear & Greed Index is at 50, indicating a neutral sentiment.
Since this brief published about 3 hours ago, Ethereum (ETH) has moved from R$119.296,63$2,401.29 to R$119.438,72$2,404.15 — +0.12%.
The chart plots ETH's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Kriptometre's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Yatırım tavsiyesi değildir.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 ETH ≈ 123,525.23 ₺ (about $2,404.15), up 1.2% over 24 hours. The real itself trades about 3.4% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Turkish buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · 23 Ekim 2026.
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Cysic Hacker Transfers $744K in ETH and BNB to Tornado Cash — questions & answers
What was the value of the funds transferred to Tornado Cash?
Approximately $744,000 in ETH and BNB was transferred to Tornado Cash.
Did the hacker accept the recovery bounty?
No, the hacker rejected the 10% recovery bounty and moved the funds to Tornado Cash.
How much was the recovery bounty offered by Cysic?
The Cysic Foundation offered a 10% bounty, equivalent to about $66,500.
How much is 1 Ethereum worth in real today?
About 123,525.23 ₺ at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Turkishs typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $2,404.15. The real price moves with both ETH's US-dollar price and the USDT/BRL rate; use our Ethereum in real page for any amount.
Has Ethereum's price moved since this brief was published?
ETH is up 0.12% since this brief first published — trading at R$119.439 ($2,404.15) now versus R$119.297 ($2,401.29) at publication. Kriptometre re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Kriptometre brief that synthesises reporting from Crypto Economy, Live Bitcoin News, Cointelegraph, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Kriptometre brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.