Tom Robinson, co-founder of blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, explained that the attackers deliberately burned the stolen crypto by sending it to inaccessible addresses, aiming to make a political statement

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Tom Robinson, co-founder of blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, explained the strategy to CryptoSlate, saying

The hackers sent the stolen funds to crypto addresses that it’s impossible they would have the private keys for. So they’ve effectively burned all this money, just to send a message