Binance, Huobi freeze some cryptocurrency stolen in $100 million Harmony hack

Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Huobi froze accounts that contained $1.4 million worth of assets stolen from blockchain company Harmony last June.

The platforms were notified about the funds by blockchain research company Elliptic, which managed to trace it through sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash. 

U.S. authorities said Tornado Cash was frequently used by hackers connected to the North Korean military, some of whom were implicated by the FBI in the attack on Harmony. 

Elliptic said the funds stolen from …

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