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Analyst @ai_9684xtpa posted on X that hackers have been actively laundering funds, with the Balancer attacker transferring 5,609 ETH, valued at $13 million, to THORChain over the past nine hours. The Balancer platform suffered a theft exceeding $116 million, with suspicions pointing to the same group involved in the Aave attack, identified as the North Korean hacker organization Lazarus Group. Both incidents have seen frequent use of Tornado Cash for laundering activities.

In the wake of the rsETH incident, lending platform Aave has been directly impacted, covering 25,000 ETH, equivalent to $57.75 million, to address bad debt. The total bad debt amounts to 75,081 ETH. To bridge this gap, Aave has coordinated the 'DeFi United' initiative to receive aid funds. Blockchain sleuth EmberCN posted on X that the initiative has already secured commitments for 69,576 ETH in loans and donations, leaving a shortfall of 5,505 ETH. Companies like LayerZero have pledged support, although the exact amounts are yet to be confirmed. Aave has also launched a dedicated website for donations and data transparency.